WoRMS taxon details
Discradisca stella (Gould, 1862)
235382 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:235382)
accepted
Species
Discina stella Gould, 1862 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Discinisca stella (Gould, 1862) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Orbicula stella (Gould, 1862) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Discina stella Gould, 1862) Gould, A. A. (1862). Otia conchologica: Descriptions of shells and mollusks, from 1839–1862. 256 p. Boston., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12900173 [details]
Verhoeff, T. (2025). World Brachiopoda Database. Discradisca stella (Gould, 1862). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=235382 on 2025-03-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Discina stella Gould, 1862) Gould, A. A. (1862). Otia conchologica: Descriptions of shells and mollusks, from 1839–1862. 256 p. Boston., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12900173 [details]
basis of record Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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new combination reference Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. (1997-2007). Part H revised, Brachiopoda. <em>Geological Society of America, Boulder; and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence,.</em> vol. 1-6.
note: Emig (1997), "Biogeography of inarticulated brachiopods" in Vol. 1 of the Treatise, allocates this species and several other Discinisca to the genus Discradisca. [details]
basis of record Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]new combination reference Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. (1997-2007). Part H revised, Brachiopoda. <em>Geological Society of America, Boulder; and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence,.</em> vol. 1-6.
note: Emig (1997), "Biogeography of inarticulated brachiopods" in Vol. 1 of the Treatise, allocates this species and several other Discinisca to the genus Discradisca. [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Dall, W. H. (1873). Catalogue of the recent species of the class Brachiopoda. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 25: 177-204., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1966789
note: Dall (1873) moves species to genus Discinisca. [details]
note: Dall (1873) moves species to genus Discinisca. [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Harper, E. (1997). Discinisca stellaDiscinisca stella (Gould, 1860): An intertodal inarticulate brachipod from the Cape d' Aguilar marine reserve, Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Eighth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China IV. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 235-247. [details]
additional source Bitner, M. A. (2010). Biodiversity of shallow-water brachiopods from New Caledonia, SW Pacific, with description of a new species. <em>Sci. Mar.</em> 74(4) : 643-657.
note: Describes specimens from off New Caledonia, the first record of the genus from the region. [details]
additional source Zezina, O. N. (2010). Check-list of holocene brachiopods annotated with geographical ranges of species. <em>Paleontological Journal.</em> 44(9): 1176-1199., available online at https://doi.org/10.1134/s0031030110090030
note: Zezina (2010) still recognizes Discradisca as a subgenus of Discinisca. [details]
additional source Hatai, K. M. (1940). The Cenozoic Brachiopoda of Japan. <em>Science Reports of the Tohuku Imperial University, Sendai, Japan (second series, Geology).</em> 20: 1-413, 12 plates.
note: Brief re-description of species (in genus Discinisca at the time) on pp. 186-187. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bitner, M. A. (2010). Biodiversity of shallow-water brachiopods from New Caledonia, SW Pacific, with description of a new species. <em>Sci. Mar.</em> 74(4) : 643-657.
note: Describes specimens from off New Caledonia, the first record of the genus from the region. [details]
additional source Zezina, O. N. (2010). Check-list of holocene brachiopods annotated with geographical ranges of species. <em>Paleontological Journal.</em> 44(9): 1176-1199., available online at https://doi.org/10.1134/s0031030110090030
note: Zezina (2010) still recognizes Discradisca as a subgenus of Discinisca. [details]
additional source Hatai, K. M. (1940). The Cenozoic Brachiopoda of Japan. <em>Science Reports of the Tohuku Imperial University, Sendai, Japan (second series, Geology).</em> 20: 1-413, 12 plates.
note: Brief re-description of species (in genus Discinisca at the time) on pp. 186-187. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
