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  • Actinostreon marshii (Sowerby 1814)

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    Ludwigia

    By Ludwigia

    Taxonomy

    Bivalve

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Mollusca
    Class: Bivalvia
    Order: Ostreida
    Family: Arctostreidae
    Genus: Actinostreon
    Species: Actinostreon marshii
    Author Citation Sowerby 1814

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Mesozoic
    Period: Jurassic
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Middle
    International Age: Early Bajocian

    Stratigraphy

    Wedelsandstein Formation

    Biostratigraphy

    sauzei Zone

    Provenance

    Collector: Roger Furze
    Date Collected: 10/16/2011
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Length: 12 cm

    Location

    Geisingen
    Baden-Wurttemberg
    Germany

    Comments

    Complete bivalve in shell preservation. Formerly Lopha marshii.

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    sixgill pete

    That is one gorgeous oyster Roger. Thanks for adding this.

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    Ludwigia
    1 minute ago, sixgill pete said:

    That is one gorgeous oyster Roger. Thanks for adding this.

    I just love these guys. With a bit of luck you can find them on the fields in spring and fall. They have an incredibly robust shell and preserve very well.

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    Max-fossils

    Max-fossils

    Posted (edited)

    Fantastic specimen again! But isn't this a Lopha?

     

    EDIT: never mind, just read the "More info" part...

    Edited by Max-fossils

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    Plax

    specimens like this bring mollusc love to a new level! thanks for posting this.

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    Jeffrey P

    That oyster looks impressive and familiar Roger. Did you show me that one when I viewed your collection?  

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    Ludwigia
    23 minutes ago, Jeffrey P said:

    That oyster looks impressive and familiar Roger. Did you show me that one when I viewed your collection?  

    Yes, I think I did, although I have quite a few of them. They all look relatively similar, so it might have been another one that you saw.

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