Discinisca
| Discinisca Temporal range: Early Devonian - Pliocene | |
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| Discinisca lamellosa, a group of old and young specimens; the largest showing the foramen in the peduncle valve; the rest showing brachial valves | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
| Order: | Lingulida |
| Family: | Discinidae |
| Genus: | Discinisca Sowerby, 1822 |
Discinisca is a genus of brachiopod with fossils dating back to the Early Devonian to the Pliocene of Africa, Europe, North America, and New Zealand.[1]
Species
- Discinisca laevis (Sowerby, 1822)
- Discinisca lamellosa (Broderip, 1834)
- Discinisca lamellosa sensu d'Hondt, 1976
- Discinisca rikuzenensis (Hatai, 1940)
- Discinisca tenuis (Sowerby)
References
- ↑ Christian Emig (2010). C. C. Emig, ed. "Discinisca Dall, 1871". World Brachiopoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 92)
- Emig, Christian (2006). Systematics of extant brachiopod taxa
External links
- Discinisca in the Paleobiology Database
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