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(DSM# M180) Though this species is extinct the genus Plicatula is a marine mussel that is known to be a filter feeder today.

(DSM# FK193) Extinct genus of marine bivalve.

(DSM# 10746) Very little is known about this extremely thin-shelled marine bivalve though it is quite common in some regions.

(DSM# 3353) During the Cretaceous rudists were major reef-forming organisms.

(DSM 3253/FK148) Extinct genus of mussels that form shallow marine sediments.

(DSM# 1-538/FK165 An extinct species of oyster.

(uncatalogued) Extinct species - Scleractinian corals are still living today and are known as rock coral.

(DSM# 1085) Extinct genus - These calcareous tubes were once the home of sessile, soft-bodied marine worms. Sessile means that they are stationary and don't have means to move around on their own.

(DSM# 1691) Extinct species - This genus of tusk shell has more than fifty-one living species. Though we don't know which species this fossil represents it is likely it is extinct.

(DSM# 1875) Extant genus - This brachiopod is sometimes known as a "lamp shell" because of its resemblance to Roman oil lamps. Living relatives are found in marine environments worldwide.