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Cretaceous to RecentAporrhais
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Gastropoda
Genus:      Aporrhais
Upper CretaceousArchaeopus
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:   Crustacea
Genus:      Archaeopus
Mississippian to PermianArchimedes
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Bryozoa
Genus:   Archimedes
Triassic to RecentAstarte
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Bivalvia
Genus:      Astarte
Ordovician to SilurianBatostoma
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Bryozoa
Genus:   Batostoma
Ordovician to SilurianCalymene
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:   Trilobitomorpha
Class:      Trilobita
Order:         Phacopida
Genus:            Calymene
Upper CretaceousCanadoceras
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Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Cephalopoda
Genus:      Canadoceras
Miocene to RecentCancellaria
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Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Gastropoda
Genus:      Cancellaria
Middle TriassicCeratites
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Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Cephalopoda
Genus:      Ceratites
Mississippian to PermianComposita
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Classification
Phylum:Brachiopoda
Class:   Articulata
Order:      Spiriferida
Genus:         Composita
OrdovicianConstellaria
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Classification
Phylum:Bryozoa
Genus:   Constellaria
Eocene to RecentConus
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Gastropoda
Genus:      Conus
DevonianCornuproetus
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:   Trilobitomorpha
Class:      Trilobita
Order:         Proetida
Genus:            Cornuproetus
OrdovicianCryptolithus
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:   Trilobitomorpha
Class:      Trilobita
Order:         Trinucleida
Genus:            Cryptolithus
Eocene to RecentDentalium
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Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Scaphopoda
Genus:      Dentalium
Upper OrdovicianDiacalymene
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:   Trilobitomorpha
Class:      Trilobita
Order:         Phacopida
Genus:            Diacalymene
Ordovician to MississippianDictyonema
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Hemichordata
Class:   Graptolithina
Genus:      Dictyonema
Ordovician to MississippianDidymograptus
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Hemichordata
Class:   Graptolithina
Genus:      Didymograptus
Triassic to RecentDigonella
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Brachiopoda
Class:   Articulata
Order:      Terebratulida
Genus:         Digonella
Middle CambrianElrathia
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:   Trilobitomorpha
Class:      Trilobita
Order:         Ptychopariida
Genus:            Elrathia
Ordovician to PermianEurypterus
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Classification
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:   Chelicerata
Genus:      Eurypterus
Jurassic to CretaceousExogyra
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Bivalvia
Genus:      Exogyra
Silurian to PermianFenestrellina
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Bryozoa
Genus:   Fenestrellina
Ordovician to SilurianFlexicalymene
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Classification
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:   Trilobitomorpha
Class:      Trilobita
Order:         Phacopida
Genus:            Flexicalymene
Cretaceous to RecentGlycymeris
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Bivalvia
Genus:      Glycymeris
Middle Devonian to Upper PermianGoniatites
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Cephalopoda
Genus:      Goniatites
Jurassic to EoceneGryphaea
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Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Bivalvia
Genus:      Gryphaea
Ordovician to DevonianHallopora
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Classification
Phylum:Bryozoa
Genus:   Hallopora
OrdovicianHerbertella
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Classification
Phylum:Brachiopoda
Class:   Articulata
Order:      Orthida
Genus:         Herbertella
Jurassic to CretaceousInoceramus
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Bivalvia
Genus:      Inoceramus
Pennsylvanian to PermianJuresania
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Brachiopoda
Class:   Articulata
Order:      Strophomenida
Genus:         Juresania
Cambrian to RecentLingula
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Brachiopoda
Class:   Inarticulata
Order:      Lingulida
Genus:         Lingula
Upper CretaceousLongusorbis
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:   Crustacea
Genus:      Longusorbis
Miocene to RecentMacoma
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Bivalvia
Genus:      Macoma
CretaceousMelania
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Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Gastropoda
Genus:      Melania
DevonianMucrospirifer
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Brachiopoda
Class:   Articulata
Order:      Spiriferida
Genus:         Mucrospirifer
Eocene to RecentMurex
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Gastropoda
Genus:      Murex
Miocene to RecentNucella
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Gastropoda
Genus:      Nucella
Lower CambrianOlenellus
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:   Trilobitomorpha
Class:      Trilobita
Order:         Redlichiida
Genus:            Olenellus
Upper CretaceousOrbirhynchia
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Brachiopoda
Class:   Articulata
Order:      Rhynchonellida
Genus:         Orbirhynchia
Ordovician to SilurianOrthoceras
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Cephalopoda
Genus:      Orthoceras
Owenites
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Cephalopoda
Genus:      Owenites
DevonianParaspirifer
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Classification
Phylum:Brachiopoda
Class:   Articulata
Order:      Spiriferida
Genus:         Paraspirifer
Upper JurassicPavlovia
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Cephalopoda
Genus:      Pavlovia
SilurianPentamerus
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Brachiopoda
Class:   Articulata
Order:      Pentamerida
Genus:         Pentamerus
JurassicPerisphinctes
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Cephalopoda
Genus:      Perisphinctes
CambrianPeronopsis
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:   Trilobitomorpha
Class:      Trilobita
Order:         Agnostida
Genus:            Peronopsis
Silurian to DevonianPhacops
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:   Trilobitomorpha
Class:      Trilobita
Order:         Phacopida
Genus:            Phacops
Lower OrdovicianPhyllograptus
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Hemichordata
Class:   Graptolithina
Genus:      Phyllograptus
Upper CretaceousPlacenticeras
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Cephalopoda
Genus:      Placenticeras
Ordovician to SilurianPlatystrophia
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Brachiopoda
Class:   Articulata
Order:      Orthida
Genus:         Platystrophia
Eocene to RecentPotamides
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Gastropoda
Genus:      Potamides
Ordovician to DevonianRafinesquina
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Brachiopoda
Class:   Articulata
Order:      Strophomenida
Genus:         Rafinesquina
Upper CretaceousScaphites
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Cephalopoda
Genus:      Scaphites
OrdovicianSowerbyella
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Brachiopoda
Class:   Articulata
Order:      Strophomenida
Genus:         Sowerbyella
Mississippian to PennsylvanianSpirifer
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Brachiopoda
Class:   Articulata
Order:      Spiriferida
Genus:         Spirifer
Devonian to PermianStraparolus
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Gastropoda
Genus:      Straparolus
Mississippian to PermianTabulipora
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Bryozoa
Genus:   Tabulipora
Devonian to RecentTerebratula
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Brachiopoda
Class:   Articulata
Order:      Terebratulida
Genus:         Terebratula
OrdovicianTetragraptus
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Hemichordata
Class:   Graptolithina
Genus:      Tetragraptus
PleistoceneThalassina
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:   Crustacea
Genus:      Thalassina
Devonian to PennsylvanianTrepospira
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Gastropoda
Genus:      Trepospira
OrdovicianTriarthrus
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:   Trilobitomorpha
Class:      Trilobita
Order:         Ptychopariida
Genus:            Triarthrus
Jurassic to RecentTrigonia
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Bivalvia
Genus:      Trigonia
Upper CretaceousTurrilites
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Cephalopoda
Genus:      Turrilites
Cretaceous to RecentVenericardia
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Bivalvia
Genus:      Venericardia
Lower JurassicWeyla
Fossil photo
Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Bivalvia
Genus:      Weyla
Devonian to TriassicWorthenia
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Classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:   Gastropoda
Genus:      Worthenia