†Discinisca oregonensis Dall 1909 (lamp shell)
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Lingulata - Discinida - Disciniidae
Belongs to Discinisca according to C. E. Weaver 1942
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 perrini, Discinisca scutellum, Discinisca spitsbergensis, Discinisca steiningeri, Discinisca strigata, Discinisca yaroslavensis, Discinisca zapfei
Type specimen: USNM 107779, a shell
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Locality 43 - Empire Fm (Pliocene of Oregon)
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