Pelagodiscus_atlanticus

<i>Pelagodiscus</i>

Pelagodiscus

Genus of brachiopods

Pelagodiscus is a monospecific genus of discinid brachiopods. Silica tablets leave a distinctive tesselating imprint on the inner surface of its shell.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Williams, A; Cusack, M; Buckman, J. O.; Stachel, T (1998). "Siliceous tablets in the larval shells of apatitic discinid brachiopods". Science. 279 (5359): 2094–6. Bibcode:1998Sci...279.2094W. doi:10.1126/science.279.5359.2094. PMID 9516107.
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