WoRMS taxon details
original description
Stenzel, H. B. (1964). Stratigraphic and paleoecologic significance of a new Danian brachiopod species from Texas. <em>Geologisches Rundschau.</em> 54: 619-631. note: Stenzel (1964) originally established 'Discradisca' as a subgenus. [details] Available for editors [request]
taxonomy source
Cooper, G. A. (1977). Brachiopods from the Caribbean Sea and adjacent waters. <em>Studies in Tropical Oceanography Miami 14. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. University of Miami Press.</em> 212 p., 6 fig., 35 pl. note: Cooper (1977) elevated 'Discradisca' from a subgenus level to a genus level. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
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, allocated all other recent species of Discradisca to this genus (other than the type species). [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Stenzel (1964) created Discradisca as a subgenus of Discinisca. Cooper (1977) elevated it to the genus level, though some authors (e.g., Zezina, 2010) still retained it as a subgenus. [details]
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