Liostrea minor Bobkova 1961 (oyster)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Full reference: N. N. Bobkova. 1961. Late Cretaceous Oysters from the Tadjik Depression. Trudy. VSEGEI NS 50

Belongs to Liostrea according to N. N. Bobkova 1961

Sister taxa: Liostrea arabica, Liostrea birmanica, Liostrea bourguignati, Liostrea cellae, Liostrea gauthieri, Liostrea heinzi, Liostrea jaxartensis, Liostrea lehmanni, Liostrea michailowskii, Liostrea multiformis, Liostrea newelli, Liostrea prima, Liostrea roachensis, Liostrea strigilecula, Liostrea sublamellosa, Liostrea tibetica

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Tadjik Depression (Cretaceous of Afghanistan)

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