Discinisca circularis Gabb 1864 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Discinida - Disciniidae

Alternative combination: Helcion circularis

Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217

Belongs to Discinisca according to L. G. Hertlein and U. S. Grant IV 1944

See also Gabb 1864 and Stewart 1927

Sister taxa: Discinisca conviva, Discinisca cumingii, Discinisca davisi, Discinisca fallens, Discinisca ferroviae, Discinisca holdeni, Discinisca infraoolithica, Discinisca insularis, Discinisca jenkinsi, Discinisca kamikatetuensis, Discinisca laevis, Discinisca lamellosa, Discinisca loeli, Discinisca lugubris, Discinisca messii, Discinisca oregonensis, Discinisca perrini, Discinisca porvenir, Discinisca scutellum, Discinisca steiningeri, Discinisca strigata, Discinisca yaroslavensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Discinisca circularis in the database

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