Discinisca (Discradisca) littigensis Stenzel 1965 (lamp shell)
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Lingulata - Lingulida - Discinidae
Full reference: H. B. Stenzel. 1965. Stratigraphic and paleoecologic significance of a new Danian brachiopod species from Texas . Geologische Rundschau 54(2):619-631
Belongs to Discinisca (Discradisca) according to H. B. Stenzel 1965
Sister taxa: Discradisca antillarum, Discradisca cumingi, Discradisca indica, Discradisca multiradiata, Discradisca rikuzenensis, Discradisca sparselineata, Discradisca stella, Discradisca strigata
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Clay pit, type locality of the Littig conglomerate (Paleocene of Texas)
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