Lopha marshii is a fossil species of true oyster, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Ostreidae, the true oysters. This species was present in the Bajocian age (about 170 mya).
| Lopha marshii Temporal range: Bajocian,
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| Fossil Lopha marshii from Vaches Noires (Calvados) at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée, Paris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreida |
| Family: | Ostreidae |
| Genus: | Lopha |
| Species: | L. marshii
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| Lopha marshii (Sowerby, 1814)
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References
edit- Biolib
- Paleobiology Database
- Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Database
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