Lingulata - Discinida - Disciniidae
Full reference: D. E. Pérez, N. D. Farroni, A. A. Mosquera and J. I. Cuitiño. 2023. First discinid brachiopods (Brachiopoda: Lingulida) from the Cenozoic of Patagonia (Gaiman Formation, Lower Miocene, Argentina). Ameghiniana 60(3):203-215
Belongs to Discinisca according to D. E. Pérez et al. 2023
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 oregonensis, Discinisca perrini, Discinisca porvenir, Discinisca scutellum, Discinisca steiningeri, Discinisca strigata, Discinisca yaroslavensis
Type specimen: CNP-PIIc 641, a valve (Articulated dorsal and ventral valves ). Its type locality is Isla Escondida, which is in a Miocene offshore sandstone in the Gaiman Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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