Lingulata - Discinida - Disciniidae
Alternative combination: Capulus lugubris
Belongs to Discinisca according to G. C. Martin 1904
See also Glenn 1904
Sister taxa: Discinisca circularis, Discinisca conviva, Discinisca cumingii, Discinisca fallens, Discinisca holdeni, Discinisca infraoolithica, Discinisca jenkinsi, Discinisca kamikatetuensis, Discinisca laevis, Discinisca lamellosa, Discinisca loeli, Discinisca messii, Discinisca oregonensis, Discinisca perrini, Discinisca porvenir, Discinisca scutellum, Discinisca spitsbergensis, Discinisca steiningeri, Discinisca strigata, Discinisca yaroslavensis, Discinisca zapfei
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (5: South Carolina, Virginia collections)
• Miocene of United States (12: Florida, Maryland, New Jersey)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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