Biology:Discinisca

Discinisca; Temporal range: Early Devonian–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Discinisca lamellosa, a group of old and young specimens; the largest showing the foramen in the peduncle valve; the rest showing brachial valves
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Brachiopoda
Order:	Discinida
Family:	Discinidae
Genus:	Discinisca; Sowerby, 1822
Species
	D. tenuis D. messi; D. laevis (Sowerby, 1822) ; (Broderip, 1834) (Damián E. Pérez et al., 2023) ; D. rikuzenensis D. lamellosa; (Hatai, 1940) (Sowerby) ; D. lamellosa sensu d'Hondt, 1976 ; (Smirnova et al., 2017) D. suborbicularis;

Short description: Extinct genus of brachiopods

Discinisca is a genus of brachiopods with fossils dating back from the Early Devonian to the Pliocene of Africa, Europe, North America, and New Zealand.^[1]

Living individuals incorporate tablets of silica into their shell.^[2]

References

↑ Christian Emig (2010). "Discinisca Dall, 1871". World Brachiopoda database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=235162.
↑ Williams, A; Cusack, M; Buckman, J. O.; Stachel, T (1998). "Siliceous tablets in the larval shells of apatitic discinid brachiopods". Science 279 (5359): 2094–6. PMID 9516107.

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Discinisca Temporal range: Early Devonian–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N

Discinisca lamellosa, a group of old and young specimens; the largest showing the foramen in the peduncle valve; the rest showing brachial valves
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Brachiopoda
Order:	Discinida
Family:	Discinidae
Genus:	Discinisca Sowerby, 1822
Species
D. tenuis D. messi D. laevis (Sowerby, 1822) (Broderip, 1834) (Damián E. Pérez et al., 2023) D. rikuzenensis D. lamellosa (Hatai, 1940) (Sowerby) D. lamellosa sensu d'Hondt, 1976 (Smirnova et al., 2017) D. suborbicularis