TF0102 Liostrea

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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.

Citation

“TF0102
Liostrea,” 1A Collections, accessed April 9, 2024, https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/show/87.