Discinisca
Extinct genus of brachiopods
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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]
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| Discinisca lamellosa, a group of old and young specimens; the largest showing the foramen in the peduncle valve; the rest showing brachial valves | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
| Order: | Discinida |
| Family: | Discinidae |
| Genus: | Discinisca Sowerby, 1822 |
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Living individuals incorporate tablets of silica into their shell.[2]
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