Discina spitzbergensis Lundgren 1887 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Discinida - Disciniidae

Belongs to Discina according to Lundgren 1887

See also Kummel 1953 and Spath 1935

Sister taxa: Discina atlantica, Discina capuliforma, Discina connata, Discina donetzensis, Discina lodensis, Discina mamillata, Discina minuta, Discina newberryi, Discina orbicularis, Discina striata

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Draschedal. (Triassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

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