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

^ ^a ^b ^c Paleobiology Database
^ Walker, Cyril; Ward, David (1 August 2002). Smithsonian Handbooks: Fossils (1 ed.). DK. p. 87.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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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