Dictyothyris

Dictyothyris Temporal range: Middle Jurassic - Early Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Brachiopoda
Class:	Rhynchonellata
Order:	Terebratulida
Family:	†Dictyothyrididae
Genus:	†Dictyothyris Douvillé, 1879
Type species
Terebratula coarctatus Parkinson, 1811
Species
See Species

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]

Description

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

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

1. Paleobiology Database
2. Walker, Cyril; Ward, David (1 August 2002). Smithsonian Handbooks: Fossils (1 ed.). DK. p. 87.
3. 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