Lingulata - Discinida - Disciniidae
Alternative combination: Discina scutellum
Belongs to Discinisca according to A. Kroh 2003
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 porvenir, Discinisca spitsbergensis, Discinisca steiningeri, Discinisca strigata, Discinisca yaroslavensis, Discinisca zapfei
Type specimen: NHMW 1861.XXXV.102, a valve (dorsal valve). Its type locality is Immendorf sandpit, which is in a MN 5 marine sandstone/siltstone in the Grund Formation of Austria.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Immendorf sandpit
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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