Lopha
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Lopha is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Ostreidae.
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Lopha | |
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Fossil Lopha sp. from Upper Cretaceous, France | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Ostreida |
Family: | Ostreidae |
Genus: | Lopha Röding, 1798 |
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The genus Lopha is present from the Triassic period in the Lower Norian age (216.5 ± 2.0 – 203.6 ± 1.5 Mya) to the recent age.