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Discina atlantica

Lingulata - Discinida - Disciniidae

Taxonomy
Discina atlantica was named by King (1868). It is extant.

It was recombined as Pelagodiscus atlanticus by Hertlein and Grant IV (1944).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Discina atlantica King pp. 170 - 173
1944Pelagodiscus atlanticus Hertlein and Grant IV p. 21 figs. Plate 2, figures 1 - 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
speciesatlanticaKing 1868

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.

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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available