Lingulata - Discinida - Disciniidae
Full reference: D. E. Pérez, N. D. Farroni, A. A. Mosquera and J. I. Cuitiño. 2023. First discinid brachiopods (Brachiopoda: Lingulida) from the Cenozoic of Patagonia (Gaiman Formation, Lower Miocene, Argentina). Ameghiniana 60(3):203-215
Belongs to Discinisca according to D. E. Pérez et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Discinisca circularis, Discinisca conviva, Discinisca cumingii, Discinisca fallens, Discinisca holdeni, Discinisca infraoolithica, Discinisca jenkinsi, Discinisca kamikatetuensis, Discinisca laevis, Discinisca lamellosa, Discinisca loeli, Discinisca lugubris, Discinisca messii, Discinisca oregonensis, Discinisca perrini, Discinisca scutellum, Discinisca spitsbergensis, Discinisca steiningeri, Discinisca strigata, Discinisca yaroslavensis, Discinisca zapfei
Type specimen: CNP-PIIc 593, a valve (Dorsal valve). Its type locality is Cañadón del Puma, which is in a Miocene marginal marine mudstone/sandstone in the Gaiman Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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