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 text

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

Description

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

Species in the genus Dictyothyris include:

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
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