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Cucullea vulgaris interior.jpg
(DSM# 3184/FK144) Also known as a "False Ark Shell."

DSM1853 Ostrea falcata Tombigbee sand PB.jpg
(DSM 1853) This extinct oyster is relatively small. It has a distinctly ornamented shell that is curved.

FK326 Glycymeris microsulci.jpg
(DSM# FK326) Genus of bivalve that lived on the coastal inner shelf and grew by the process of accretion.

Exogyra costata.jpg
(no DSM#) Extinct species - This oyster that is extremely common in the Late Cretaceous strata of North Mississippi. Sometimes you can find these creatures encrusting other organisms.

Pycnodonte vesicularis.jpg
(DSM# 10761) Bottom image of shell shows growth lines. The upper image shows the inside of the oyster including the round muscle scar.

Pycnodonte convexa.jpg
(DSM# 10747) The common name of this species is called a Devil's toenail.

Pycnodonte convexa PB.jpg
(no DSM#) This common name for this type of oyster is called the Foam Oyster, or Honeycomb Oyster. Their temporal range extends all they way to the early Pleistocene, which means they survived the K-Pg extinction.

3197 Exogyra cancellata.jpg
(DSM# FK110) Extinct genus of marine bivalve that lived on solid substrates.

M157 Exogyra costata.jpg
(DSM# M157/FK319) Extinct genus of marine bivalve that lived on solid substrates.

FK197 Exogyra ponderosa erraticostata.jpg
(DSM# FK197) Extinct genus of marine bivalve that lived on solid substrates.
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