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.Paleobiology Database
Description Like members of the Class Rhynchonellata, it is possible that members of this genus were blind.Mindat They were also likely stationary suspension feeders, relying upon ocean currents to obtain food.
Species Species in the genus Dictyothyris include:Catalogue of LifeGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility 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
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