Dictyothyris Explained

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

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:^{[2] [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

Notes and References

1. Book: Walker . Cyril . Ward . David . Smithsonian Handbooks: Fossils . 1 August 2002 . DK . 87 . 1.
2. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=30135 Paleobiology Database
3. https://www.mindat.org/taxon-4869113.html Mindat
4. Web site: Barry . P.L . The Great Dying . Science@NASA . Science and Technology Directorate, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA . January 28, 2002 . March 26, 2009 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20090407025131/http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/28jan_extinction.htm . April 7, 2009 . dead .
5. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019/browse/tree/id/c895d82af29ad2ac502d98cf6145a2c8 Catalogue of Life
6. https://www.gbif.org/species/4869113 Global Biodiversity Information Facility