Discradisca semicornea Lamp Shell

Discradisca semicornea is commonly referred to as Lamp Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18380 

AphiaID:

1550355 

Scientific:

Discradisca semicornea 

German:

Armfüsser 

English:

Lamp Shell 

Category:

Miscellaneous 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Brachiopoda (Phylum) > Lingulata (Class) > Lingulida (Order) > Discinidae (Family) > Discradisca (Genus) > semicornea (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Preston, ), 1908 

Occurrence:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, Philippines, Sri Lanka 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils 

Size:

0" - 0" (0,3cm - 0,7cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, No reliable information available, Plankton, Suspension feeder 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Discradisca antillarum
• Discradisca cumingi
• Discradisca indica
• Discradisca sparselineata
• Discradisca stella
• Discradisca strigata

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Discradisca semicornea
  Armfüsser

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-05-29 14:07:11 

Last edit:

2026-05-29 14:17:44 

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