Discina (brachiopod)
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Discina is a brachiopod genus in the family Discinidae
. It is an inarticulate form present in the Carboniferous
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Discinidae
Discinidae is a family in the brachiopods sub-family Discinoidea....
. It is an inarticulate form present in the Carboniferous
Carboniferous
The Carboniferous is a geologic period and system that extends from the end of the Devonian Period, about 359.2 ± 2.5 Mya , to the beginning of the Permian Period, about 299.0 ± 0.8 Mya . The name is derived from the Latin word for coal, carbo. Carboniferous means "coal-bearing"...
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