''Lioestheria'' (' clam shrimp') are an extinct genus of crustaceans that thrived from the

Carboniferous The Carboniferous ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic that spans 60 million years from the end of the Devonian Period million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Permian Period, million years ago. The name ''Carbonifero ...

to the Cretaceous (360.7 to 99.7 Mya). They fed on detritus, being very small slow moving, nektonic organisms that filter fed as they floated. They have been found in both marine and freshwater environments. First identified in 1912, they have been found in Germany, Hungary, Colorado,Lucas,S.G. and Kirkland, J.I., 1998. Preliminary report on conchostraca form the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, western United states. ''Modern Geology'', ''22'', p.415-422. New Mexico, Montana, Texas, Utah and China. There are two species: *''

Lioestheria monticula ''Lioestheria'' ('clam shrimp') are an extinct genus of crustaceans that thrived from the Carboniferous to the Cretaceous (360.7 to 99.7 Mya). They fed on detritus, being very small slow moving, nekton Nekton or necton (from the ) refers to th ...

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Lioestheria carinacurvata ''Lioestheria'' ('clam shrimp') are an extinct genus of crustaceans that thrived from the Carboniferous to the Cretaceous (360.7 to 99.7 Mya). They fed on detritus, being very small slow moving, nektonic organisms that filter fed as they floated ...

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