Pycnodonte convexa (Say 1820) Articulated right/left valve

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Title

Pycnodonte convexa (Say 1820) Articulated right/left valve

Alternative Title

Bivalve Fossil (F. Gryphaeidae)

Description

(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.

Spatial Coverage

Prairie Bluff Fm. (Chalk)

Temporal Coverage

Late Cretaceous

Type

PhysicalObject

Source

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives license

Date Created

66 million years

Files

Collection

Dunn-Seiler Museum

Citation

“Pycnodonte convexa (Say 1820) Articulated right/left valve,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed August 29, 2026, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/1503.

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