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Discina minuta

Lingulata - Discinida - Disciniidae

Taxonomy
Orbicula minuta was named by Hall (1843).

It was recombined as Discina minuta by Hall (1867) and Walcott (1884).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Orbicula minuta Hall p. 180
1867Discina minuta Hall p. 16 figs. pi. i, fig. 16a-b
1884Discina minuta Walcott p. 112 figs. Plate xiii, fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderDiscinidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyDiscinaceaGray 1840
familyDisciniidae(Gray 1840)
genusDiscinaLamarck
speciesminuta(Hall 1843)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Discina minuta Hall 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 19:50:46
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:50:46
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Eifelian or 393.30000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (New York) Discina minuta (9613 9615)