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Monotis Bronn, 1830 †
1551625 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1551625)
accepted
Genus
Pectinites salinarius Schlotheim, 1820 † accepted as Monotis salinaria (Schlotheim, 1820) † (type by subsequent designation)
Avicula (Monotis) Bronn, 1830 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
Monotis (Monotis) Bronn, 1830 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Species Monotis alaskana J. P. Smith, 1927 †
- Species Monotis anjuensis Bychkov & Efimova, 1966 †
- Species Monotis digona Kittl, 1912 †
- Species Monotis haueri Kittl, 1912 †
- Species Monotis hoernesi Kittl, 1912 †
- Species Monotis limaeformis Gemmellaro, 1882 †
- Species Monotis megalota Mojsisovics, 1873 †
- Species Monotis salinaria (Schlotheim, 1820) †
- Subgenus Monotis (Baikalomonotis) Bychkov, 2007 † accepted as Baikalomonotis Bychkov, 2007 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Monotis (Entomonotis) Marwick, 1935 † accepted as Entomonotis Marwick, 1935 †
- Species Monotis (Entomonotis) subcircularis Gabb, 1864 † accepted as Pacimonotis subcircularis (Gabb, 1864) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Monotis (Eomonotis) Grant-Mackie, 1978 † accepted as Eomonotis Grant-Mackie, 1978 † (superseded combination)
- Species Monotis (Eomonotis) diptonensis Grant-Mackie, 1980 † accepted as Eomonotis diptonensis (Grant-Mackie, 1980) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Monotis (Eomonotis) kiritehereensis Grant-Mackie, 1980 † accepted as Eomonotis kiritehereensis (Grant-Mackie, 1980) † (superseded combination)
- Species Monotis (Eomonotis) marwicki Grant-Mackie, 1980 † accepted as Eomonotis marwicki (Grant-Mackie, 1980) † (superseded combination)
- Species Monotis (Eomonotis) murihikuensis Grant-Mackie, 1980 † accepted as Eomonotis murihikuensis (Grant-Mackie, 1980) † (superseded combination)
- Species Monotis (Eomonotis) rauparaha Grant-Mackie, 1980 † accepted as Eomonotis rauparaha (Grant-Mackie, 1980) † (superseded combination)
- Species Monotis (Eomonotis) wairakae Grant-Mackie, 1980 † accepted as Eomonotis wairakae (Grant-Mackie, 1980) † (superseded combination)
- Subgenus Monotis (Inflatomonotis) Grant-Mackie, 1978 † accepted as Inflatomonotis Grant-Mackie, 1978 † (superseded combination)
- Species Monotis (Inflatomonotis) warepana Grant-Mackie, 1980 † accepted as Inflatomonotis warepana (Grant-Mackie, 1980) † (superseded combination)
- Subgenus Monotis (Maorimonotis) Grant-Mackie, 1978 † accepted as Maorimonotis Grant-Mackie, 1978 † (superseded combination)
- Species Monotis (Maorimonotis) awakinoensis Grant-Mackie, 1978 † accepted as Maorimonotis awakinoensis (Grant-Mackie, 1980) † (superseded combination)
- Species Monotis (Maorimonotis) maniapotoi Grant-Mackie, 1978 † accepted as Maorimonotis maniapotoi (Grant-Mackie, 1980) † (superseded combination)
- Subgenus Monotis (Monotis) Bronn, 1830 † accepted as Monotis Bronn, 1830 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Monotis (Monotis) salinaria (Schlotheim, 1820) † accepted as Monotis salinaria (Schlotheim, 1820) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Monotis (Praemonotis) Bychkov, 2007 † accepted as Praemonotis Bychkov, 2007 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Monotis alberti [sic] † accepted as Leptochondria albertii (Goldfuss, 1834) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Monotis albertii (Goldfuss, 1834) † accepted as Leptochondria albertii (Goldfuss, 1834) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Monotis bregeri Girty, 1927 † accepted as Leptochondria curtocardinalis (J. Hall & Whitfield, 1877) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Monotis calvata Marwick, 1953 † accepted as Maorimonotis calvata (Marwick, 1953) † (superseded combination)
- Species Monotis dissimilis J. C. Cox, 1878 † accepted as Otapiria dissimilis (J. C. Cox, 1878) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Monotis lineata Münster, 1833 † accepted as Halobia lineata (Münster, 1835) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Monotis lineata Münster, 1835 † accepted as Halobia lineata (Münster, 1835) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Monotis obtusicostata Westermann, 1966 † accepted as Eomonotis obtusicostata (Westermann, 1966) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Monotis ochotica (Keyserling, 1848) † accepted as Entomonotis ochotica (Keyserling, 1848) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Monotis princeps Conrad, 1838 † accepted as Pseudaviculopecten princeps (Conrad, 1838) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Monotis routhieri Avias, 1953 † accepted as Maorimonotis routhieri (Avias, 1953) †
- Species Monotis scutiformis (Teller, 1886) † accepted as Eomonotis scutiformis (Teller, 1886) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Monotis semiplicata Hyatt, 1894 † accepted as Posidonotis semiplicata (Hyatt, 1894) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Monotis subcircularis Gabb, 1864 † accepted as Pacimonotis subcircularis (Gabb, 1864) †
- Species Monotis symmetrica Hyatt, 1894 † accepted as Posidonotis semiplicata (Hyatt, 1894) † (subjective synonym)
- Species Monotis thaynesiana Girty, 1927 † accepted as Leptochondria curtocardinalis (J. Hall & Whitfield, 1877) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Monotis decussata Münster, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Monotis gregaria Meek & Worthen, 1870 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Monotis kaukasica (Wittenburg, 1913) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Monotis oscari de Loriol, 1881 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Monotis similis Münster, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Monotis substriata Münster, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
feminine
Bronn, H. G. (1830). Ueber die Muschel-Versteinerungen des süd-Deutschen Steinsalzgebirges, welche bisher unter dem Namen <i>Pectinites salinarius</i> zusammenbegriffen wurden. <em>Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Geologie und Petrefaktenkunde.</em> 1(3): 279-285., available online at https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/en/view/bsb10283835?page=312,313
page(s): 284 [details]
page(s): 284 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Monotis Bronn, 1830 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1551625 on 2025-09-11
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Bronn, H. G. (1830). Ueber die Muschel-Versteinerungen des süd-Deutschen Steinsalzgebirges, welche bisher unter dem Namen <i>Pectinites salinarius</i> zusammenbegriffen wurden. <em>Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Geologie und Petrefaktenkunde.</em> 1(3): 279-285., available online at https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/en/view/bsb10283835?page=312,313
page(s): 284 [details]
basis of record Grant-Mackie, J. (2015). Taxonomy of the Late Triassic bivalve <i>Monotis</i>. <em>New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics.</em> 58(3): 244-251., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.2015.1021819 [details]
page(s): 284 [details]
basis of record Grant-Mackie, J. (2015). Taxonomy of the Late Triassic bivalve <i>Monotis</i>. <em>New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics.</em> 58(3): 244-251., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.2015.1021819 [details]