Discinisca tenuis (Sowerby, 1847)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Discinisca tenuis (Sowerby, 1847)
- Name authority
- (Sowerby, 1847)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Brachiopoda
- Class
- Lingulata
- Order
- Lingulida
- Family
- Discinidae
- Genus
- Discinisca
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumBrachiopoda Duméril, 1805
- subphylumLinguliformea Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer & Popov, 1996
- classLingulata Gorjansky & Popov, 1985
- orderLingulida Waagen, 1885
- superfamilyDiscinoidea Gray, 1840
- familyDiscinidae Gray, 1840
- genusDiscinisca Dall, 1871
- speciesDiscinisca tenuis (Sowerby, 1847)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Discinisca. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Discinisca rikuzenensis Hatai, 1940 | DiscinidaeBrachiopoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Orbicula tenuis Sowerby, 1847 Sowerby, 1847 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=235378 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:36STN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.