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†Discinisca oregonensis Dall 1909 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Discinida - Disciniidae

Belongs to Discinisca according to C. E. Weaver 1942

Sister taxa: Discinisca circularis, 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 perrini, Discinisca porvenir, Discinisca scutellum, Discinisca steiningeri, Discinisca strigata, Discinisca yaroslavensis

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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