Pelagodiscus
Genus of brachiopods
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Pelagodiscus is a monospecific genus of discinid brachiopods. Silica tablets leave a distinctive tesselating imprint on the inner surface of its shell.[1]
| Pelagodiscus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
| Order: | Discinida |
| Family: | Discinidae |
| Genus: | Pelagodiscus Dall, 1908 |
| Species: | P. atlanticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelagodiscus atlanticus (King, 1868) | |
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