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Discina spitzbergensis

Lingulata - Discinida - Disciniidae

Taxonomy
Discina spitzbergensis was named by Lundgren (1887).

It was recombined as Orbiculoidea spitsbergensis by Spath (1935); it was recombined as Orbiculoidea spitzbergensis by Kummel (1953).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Discina spitzbergensis Lundgren p. 13 figs. 1-3
1935Orbiculoidea spitsbergensis Spath p. 77
1953Orbiculoidea spitzbergensis Kummel

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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
speciesspitzbergensisLundgren 1887

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 spitzbergensis Lundgren 1887
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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: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Griesbachian or 251.90200 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Svalbard and Jan Mayen Discina spitzbergensis (211948)