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