<![CDATA[1A Collections]]> https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/browse?tags=oyster&output=rss2 Tue, 09 Apr 2024 21:16:23 +0100 p1acollections@esc.cam.ac.uk (1A Collections) Zend_Feed http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[TF0102 Liostrea]]> https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/show/87

Title

TF0102

Liostrea

Subject

Age

Jurassic

Description

Species

Liostrea

Stratigraphic Range

Triassic to Eocene

Taxonomy

Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Gryphaeidae

Distinctive Features

Growth lines
Two articulating valves
Adductor muscle scar

Preservation

Original shell material

Advanced notes

Much like modern oysters Liostrea lived as a stationary epifaunal suspension feeder, encrusting hard substrates, after an initially planktonic larval stage.

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