Biology:Deslongchampsithyris

Short description: Genus of brachiopods

Deslongchampsithyris Temporal range: Sinemurian–Pliensbachian , 191–183 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Brachiopoda
Class:	Rhynchonellata
Order:	Terebratulida
Family:	Chlidonophoridae
Genus:	†Deslongchampsithyris Lee & Tchorszhevsky, 2006
Species
Deslongchampsithyris kamyshani Deslongchampsithyris moisseevi

Deslongchampsithyris is a genus of brachiopods in the family Chlidonophoridae.

Existence

Fossils of Deslongchampsithyris show that species of Deslongchampsithyris existed around 191–183 MYA in the Early Jurassic epoch. There are two occurrences of fossils of the genus, one for each of the species. A fossil of Deslongchampsithyris moisseevi has been discovered in Ukraine and Deslongchampsithyris kamyshani in Georgia, both near the Black Sea.

Characteristics

Species of Deslongchampsithyris are blind like all other species of Rhynconellata. They are stationary and attach to surfaces, like all other Brachiopods. They are filter feeders(also known as suspension feeders) and their diet consists of suspended food particles (usually phytoplankton). They have a taphonomy of low mg calcite like all other Brachiopods.

Subtaxa

Deslongchampsithyris has 2 species, both of which are extinct.

• Deslongchampsithyris kamyshani
• Deslongchampsithyris moisseevi (Basionym Deslongchampsithyris moiseevi)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q115802109 entry