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TF0102 Liostrea
Title
TF0102
Liostrea
Subject
Age
Jurassic
Description
Species
Liostrea
Stratigraphic Range
Triassic to Eocene
Taxonomy
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Gryphaeidae
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Gryphaeidae
Distinctive Features
Growth lines
Two articulating valves
Adductor muscle scar
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.
Citation
“TF0102
Liostrea,” 1A Collections, accessed April 9, 2024, https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/show/87.
Liostrea,” 1A Collections, accessed April 9, 2024, https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/show/87.