Discinisca fallens Wood 1874 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Discinida - Disciniidae

Alternative combination: Discina fallens

Belongs to Discinisca according to M. A. Bitner and A. Müller 2022

See also Dulai and von der Hocht 2020

Sister taxa: Discinisca circularis, Discinisca conviva, Discinisca cumingii, Discinisca davisi, 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:

• Miocene of Belgium (2 collections)

• Oligocene of Germany (11)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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