Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae

Alternative combination: Pseudomonotis (Claraia) stachei

Belongs to Claraia according to T. Kumagae and K. Nakazawa 2009

Sister taxa: Claraia (Pteroclaraia), Claraia amygdaliformis, Claraia anulata, Claraia aurita, Claraia bioni, Claraia chakkapaki, Claraia clarae, Claraia concentrica, Claraia dieneri, Claraia extrema, Claraia fenghaiensis, Claraia fukianensis, Claraia griesbachi, Claraia guizhouensis, Claraia hubeiensis, Claraia hunanica, Claraia jiangyouensis, Claraia liuqiaoensis, Claraia mulleri, Claraia pamirensis, Claraia perthensis, Claraia posidoniformis, Claraia pulchella, Claraia stavropolica, Claraia subwangi, Claraia vozini, Claraia wangi, Claraia yunnanensis, Claraia zhongzaiensis, Pseudomonotis (Claraia) extrema, Pseudomonotis (Claraia) kilenensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Average measurements (in mm): shell length 34.6, valve length 27.6