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Cretaceous Devil's Toenail Oysters

Texigryphaea

Texigryphaea is an extinct genus of oyster belonging to the order Ostreida and family Gryphaeidae. It dates to the Albian to Cenomanian Ages of the Cretaceous period and is primarily found in Texas and the southern Western Interior of North America. However, specimens have been identified from northern Spain.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Texigryphaea roemeri

speciesTexigryphaea roemeri

Texigryphaea washitaensis

speciesTexigryphaea washitaensis

Texigryphaea corrugata

speciesTexigryphaea corrugata

Texigryphaea gibberosa

speciesTexigryphaea gibberosa

Texigryphaea pitcheri

speciesTexigryphaea pitcheri

Texigryphaea belvederensis

speciesTexigryphaea belvederensis

Texigryphaea navia

speciesTexigryphaea navia

Texigryphaea mucronata

speciesTexigryphaea mucronata

Texigryphaea hilli

speciesTexigryphaea hilli

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 541135.