Bivalve: Plagiostoma
Bivalve: Plagiostoma
3D
Published 2018-11-06T15:45:51+00:00
Jurassic bivalve Plagiostoma giganteum.
Plagiostoma is a genus of fossil saltwater clams, marinebivalve mollusks in the family Limidae, the file clams.
These bivalves are epifaunal byssate suspension feeders of up to 12 cm in size. The shells are obliquely ovate, moderately inflated, with obtuse posterior and smaller anterior wings.
Plagiostoma giganteum is a well-known fossil bivalve which occurs in the Blue Lias formation in various parts of the United Kingdom, although it is geographically widespread and has also been found in the Triassic of the United Kingdom.
Imaged using a canon 5DS R and Stackshot 3x with turntable to provide 108 images which were then processed using agisoft photoscan at high levels.
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This object is scanned by Fossils in Shropshire
| Date published | 06/11/2018 |
| Title | Bivalve: Plagiostoma |
| Date | circa 190 million years ago |
| Dimension | 7.1cm x 7.6cm x 6.6cm |
| Place | Fossils in Shropshire |
