World Register of Deep-Sea species - Discinidae Gray, 1840

Deep-Sea taxon details

Discinidae Gray, 1840

AphiaID

182850 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:182850)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Discinoidea Gray, 1840

Direct children (1)

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Genus Pelagodiscus Dall, 1908

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Gray, J. E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152. <em>in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum.</em> ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55287672 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Deep-Sea (2025). Discinidae Gray, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=182850 on 2026-04-27

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Discinidae Gray, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=182850 on 2026-04-27

Taxonomic edit history

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2005-10-10 12:51:23Z

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Claus, Simon

2016-02-02 06:29:01Z

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2023-04-30 11:59:22Z

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Verhoeff, Tristan

2023-07-06 05:21:17Z

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Verhoeff, Tristan

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original description Gray, J. E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152. <em>in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum.</em> ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55287672 [details]

basis of record BIOCEAN, available online at http://www.ifremer.fr/biocean/ [details]

Definitions

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Language	Name
Japanese	盤殻科	[details]

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