Family Dyscoliidae Fischer and Oehlert 1891 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dyscoliidae

Parent taxon: Dyscolioidea according to C. C. Emig et al. 2013

See also Williams et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Carinatothyris, Nucleatidae, Papodina, Pygopidae

Subtaxa: Aenigmathyridinae Dyscoliinae Eurysoriinae

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Type: Dyscolia

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Italy (13 collections)

• Pliocene of Fiji (2), Indonesia (2)

• Eocene of Tonga (1)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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