Discinisca

Discinisca Temporal range: Early Devonian–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Discinisca lamellosa, a group of old and young specimens; the largest showing the foramen in the peduncle valve; the rest showing brachial valves
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Brachiopoda
Order:	Discinida
Family:	Discinidae
Genus:	Discinisca Sowerby, 1822
Species
D. laevis (Sowerby, 1822) D. lamellosa (Broderip, 1834) D. lamellosa sensu d'Hondt, 1976 D. rikuzenensis (Hatai, 1940) D. tenuis (Sowerby)

Discinisca is a genus of brachiopods with fossils dating back from the Early Devonian to the Pliocene of Africa, Europe, North America, and New Zealand.

Living inviduals incorporate tablets of silica into their shell.