Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Brachiopoda > Subphylum Linguliformea > Class Lingulata > Order Lingulida > Superfamily Discinoidea

Discinidae Gray, 1840

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Discina Lamarck, 1819
Pelagodiscus Dall, 1908

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Japanese: 盤殻科

Literature

original description

Gray, J. E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152. in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum. ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp.

basis of record

BIOCEAN

Genbank

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Discinidae Gray, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=182850

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2023-07-06 by Tristan Verhoeff

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