Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae
Alternative spelling: Pseudomonotis (Claraia)
Parent taxon: Pterinopectinidae according to N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd 1995
Sister taxa: Anulipecten, Chuluaria, Claraioides, Denguiria, Dunbarella, Lyriopecten, Pseudaviculopecten, Pseudoclaraia, Pterinopecten, Pterinopectinella, Pterinopectinellinae, Pterinopectininae, Pteroclaraia, Rugiclaraia, Tesseratiinae
Subtaxa: Claraia (Pteroclaraia), 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 jiangyouensis, Claraia liuqiaoensis, Claraia mulleri, Claraia perthensis, Claraia posidoniformis, Claraia pulchella, Claraia stachei, Claraia stavropolica, Claraia vozini, Claraia yunnanensis, Claraia zhongzaiensis, Pseudomonotis (Claraia) extrema, Pseudomonotis (Claraia) kilenensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder