Discina connata Walcott 1884 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Discinida - Disciniidae

Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1884. Paleontology of the Eureka district. United States Geological Survey Monograph 8(8):1-298

Belongs to Discina according to C. D. Walcott 1884

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

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Discina connata in the database

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