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Discinisca fallens

Lingulata - Discinida - Disciniidae

Taxonomy
Discina fallens was named by Wood (1874).

It was recombined as Discinisca fallens by Dulai and von der Hocht (2020), Bitner and Müller (2022).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Discina fallens Wood
2020Discinisca fallens Dulai and von der Hocht p. 227 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-12
2022Discinisca fallens Bitner and Müller p. 88 figs. 2A-I

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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)
genusDisciniscaGray 1840
speciesfallens(Wood 1874)

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.

Discinisca fallens Wood 1874
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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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Tortonian or 33.90000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Discinisca fallens (233115 233116 233118 233119 233120)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany Discinisca fallens (233318 233319 233320 233321 233322 233323)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Belgium Discinisca fallens (208831)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Belgium Discinisca fallens (217346)