Doleorthis

Doleorthis
Temporal range: Silurian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Genus: Doleorthis

Doleorthis is an extinct genus of brachiopod. It has two protective, grooved shells. It may have eaten small, planktonik animals, filtered from the water using a primitive baleen system. It was roughly 4 cm (2") across.

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