Discinisca laevis Sowerby 1822 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Discinida - Disciniidae

Belongs to Discinisca according to L. G. Hertlein and U. S. Grant IV 1944

Sister taxa: Discinisca circularis, Discinisca conviva, Discinisca cumingii, Discinisca fallens, Discinisca holdeni, Discinisca infraoolithica, Discinisca jenkinsi, Discinisca kamikatetuensis, Discinisca lamellosa, Discinisca loeli, Discinisca lugubris, Discinisca messii, Discinisca oregonensis, Discinisca perrini, Discinisca porvenir, Discinisca scutellum, Discinisca steiningeri, Discinisca strigata, Discinisca yaroslavensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Discinisca laevis in the database

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