Dictyothyris is an extinct genus of brachiopods that lived from the Middle Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous throughout what is now Europe[1][2] and North Africa.[1]

Dictyothyris
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Dictyothyris

Douvillé, 1879
Type species
Terebratula coarctatus
Parkinson, 1811
Species

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Description

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Like members of the Class Rhynchonellata, it is possible that members of this genus were blind.[3] They were also likely stationary suspension feeders, relying upon ocean currents to obtain food.[3][4]

Species

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Species in the genus Dictyothyris include:[1][3][5][6]

  • D. badensis Rollier, 1918
  • D. coarctata (Parkinson, 1811)
  • D. dorsocurva (Etallon, 1863)
  • D. gzheliensis (Gerassimov, 1955)
  • D. kurri? (Oppel, 1857)
  • D. laneolata Buckman, 1917
  • D. luszowicensis Rollier, 1918
  • D. rollieri Haas, 1889
  • D. rossii (Canavari, 1882)
  • D. smithi (Oppel, 1857)
  • D. spinulosa Smirnova, 1968

References

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  1. ^ a b c Paleobiology Database
  2. ^ Walker, Cyril; Ward, David (1 August 2002). Smithsonian Handbooks: Fossils (1 ed.). DK. p. 87.
  3. ^ a b c Mindat
  4. ^ Barry, P.L (January 28, 2002). "The Great Dying". Science@NASA. Science and Technology Directorate, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA. Archived from the original on April 7, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
  5. ^ Catalogue of Life
  6. ^ Global Biodiversity Information Facility