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(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.

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

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

(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.

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

(DSM 1853) This extinct oyster is relatively small. It has a distinctly ornamented shell that is curved.

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

(DSM# 3121/FK145) Also known as a "False Ark Shell."

(DSM FK149) Also known as a "False Ark Shell."

(DSM# 3730/FK335) Genus of bivalve mollusk suspension feeder.