Discinidae

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Discinidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Order: Discinida
Superfamily: Discinoidea
Family: Discinidae
Genera

Discina
Discinisca
Discradisca
Pelagodiscus

Discinidae is a family in the brachiopods superfamily Discinoidea. Unlike most brachiopods, which have uniformly calcitic or phosphatic shells, discinids incoroporate lathes of silica into teir valves.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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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