WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Orbicula lamellosa Broderip, 1833) Broderip, W. J. (1833). Descriptions of some new species of Cuvier's family of Brachiopoda. <em>Zoological Society of London, Proceedings.</em> 1:124–125, pl. 22–23. [details]
basis of record
Dall, W. H. (1920). Annotated list of the recent Brachiopoda in the collection of the United States National Museum, with descriptions of thirty-three new forms. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 57(2314):261–377., available online at https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/15121/USNMP-57_2314_1920.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y [details]
additional source
Stiasny, G. (1933). VI. Verzeichnis der Brachiopoden-Sammlung des naturhistorischen Reichsmuseums in Leiden. <em>Uitgegeven door het Rijksmuseum van natuurlijke historie te. Deel XV. LEIDEN. Aflevering 3-4.</em> 129-148. [details]
additional source
d'Hondt, J.-L. (1976). Sur quelques Brachiopodes actuels (Océan Atlantique, Mediterranée, Kerguelen). <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (series 3, no. 350) Zoologie.</em> 243: 1–13, 4 fig. note: The record of Discinisca lamellosa in this source (from off Namibia, southern Africa) is likely attributable to D. tenuis (Sowerby), which is known to occur off Namibia. [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Found along the Pacific coast of the Americas, from British Columbia at the northern end, and south along the coasts of Mexico, Peru and Chile (as far south as Chiloe Island). Bathymetric range is from the low tide line to 205 m depth. [details]
Taxonomic remark Zezina (2010) suspected that the occurrence of D. lamellosa Broderip from off south-western Africa (Walvis Bay, Namibia) as reported by d'Hondt (1976), may represent a new taxa, and she indicated this by listing "Discinisca lamellosa sensu Hondt, 1976" separate to "Discinisca lamellosa (Broderip, 1834)". However d'Hondt (1976) never described this as a separate species, and the taxa is more likely to be attributable to D. tenuis (Sowerby) which occurs along the Namibian coast. [details]
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