''Endothyra'' is an
extinct
Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...
genus of
fusulinid belonging to the family
Endothyridae.
Specimens of the genus have been found in
Carboniferous
The Carboniferous ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic that spans 60 million years from the end of the Devonian Period million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Permian Period, million years ago. The name ''Carbonifero ...
beds in North America and many other locations in the world. It was a common and widespread rock-forming fusulinid.
Species
*''E. baileyi''
[
*''E. bowmani'' Phillips 1846]
References
Paleozoic life
Fusulinida
Radiolarian genera
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