Gryphaea arcuata
Gryphaea arcuata is an extinct species of foam oyster, a bivalve mollusc in the family Gryphaeidae from the Early Jurassic of Europe.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreida |
| Family: | Gryphaeidae |
| Genus: | †Gryphaea |
| Species: | †G. arcuata |
| Binomial name | |
| †Gryphaea arcuata Lamarck, 1801 | |
It is commonly referred to in English folklore as the 'devils toenail' due to its supposed resemblance to the devil's 'cloven hoof'.
Sources
- Gryphaea arcuata in the Paleobiology Database
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 101)
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