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 Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
| Class: | Rhynchonellata |
| Order: | Terebratulida |
| Family: | †Dictyothyrididae |
| Genus: | †Dictyothyris Douvillé, 1879 |
| Type species | |
| Terebratula coarctatus Parkinson, 1811 | |
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Description
editLike 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
editSpecies 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
edit- 1 2 3 Paleobiology Database
- ↑ Walker, Cyril; Ward, David (1 August 2002). Smithsonian Handbooks: Fossils (1 ed.). DK. p. 87.
- 1 2 3 Mindat
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Catalogue of Life
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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