Definition of Exogyra. Meaning of Exogyra. Synonyms of Exogyra

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Definition of Exogyra

Exogyra
Exogyra Ex`o*gy"ra . [NL., fr. Gr. ? out, outside + ? circle.] (Paleon.) A genus of Cretaceous fossil shells allied to oysters.

Meaning of Exogyra from wikipedia

- subgenus). Exogyra (subgenus Exogyra) (Say, 1820) Exogyra africana Say, 1820 Exogyra aquillana Stephenson, 1953 Exogyra arietina Roemer, 1849 Exogyra callophyla...
- name "devil's toenail" is also used for some fossil species of the genus Exogyra, which is in the same family (Gryphaeidae) as Gryphaea. Two genera have...
- and snails. During the Cretaceous, Arkansas was home to Belemnitella, Exogyra, Ostrea, Turritella, and other marine invertebrates in the Arkadelphia...
- †Epitonium †Etea – tentative reportExogyraExogyra boveyensisExogyra lamellosaExogyra mesabiensisExogyra suborbiculata †Gervillia †Gervillia propleura...
- Aetostreon is an extinct genus or subgenus within the genus Exogyra of fossil marine oysters in the family Gryphaeidae. †Aetostreon latissimum (Lamarck...
- more. A wide variety of different animals lived in this sea. The oysters Exogyra and Gryphaea were preserved in great abundance during the Cretaceous period...
- fossils include: Belemnites in the genus Belemnitella, Oysters such as Exogyra and Pycnodonte, and rare mosasaur, turtle, and plesiosaur remains. Earth...
- fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period, notably marine invertebrates Exogyra texana, Gryphaea marcoui, and C****yella walnutensis. Earth sciences portal...
- †Exiteloceras †ExogyraExogyra acroumbonata – or unidentified related form †Exogyra clarkiExogyra levisExogyra trigeriExogyra whitneyi †****esia...
- beds in the Godalming area, including the bivalves Ostrea macroptera and Exogyra sinuata, and the brachiopods Rhynchonella parvirostris and Waldheimia tamarindus...