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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 | |
Gryphaea arcuata is an extinct species of foam oyster, a bivalve mollusc in the family Gryphaeidae from the Early Jurassic of Europe.
It is commonly referred to in English folklore as the 'devils toenail' due to its supposed resemblance to the devil's 'cloven hoof'.
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Gryphaea, common name devil's toenails, is a genus of extinct oysters, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Gryphaeidae.
The barred fruiteater is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae, found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The population is stable, and they are considered common.
Evarcha arcuata is a species of jumping spiders with a palearctic distribution.
The Gryphaeidae, common name the foam oysters or honeycomb oysters, are a family of marine bivalve mollusks, and are a kind of true oyster. This family of bivalves is very well represented in the fossil record, however the number of living species is very few.
Utricularia arcuata is a small, probably annual, carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is endemic to India. U. arcuata grows as a terrestrial plant in seasonally wet depressions. It was originally described and published by Robert Wight in 1849.
Lochaline is the main village in the Morvern area of Highland, Scotland. It is situated at the mouth of Loch Aline, on the northern shore. Lochaline is connected with Fishnish on the Isle of Mull by ferry.
Gryphea dilatata, common name "devil's toenail" is a species of Jurassic oyster, an extinct marine bivalve mollusc in the family Gryphaeidae.
Furzy Cliff is located on the coast near the village of Preston, just to the east of Weymouth, Dorset, England. It is at the northeastern end of Weymouth Beach, looking out over Weymouth Bay to Portland Harbour and the Isle of Portland. Close by to the east is Bowleaze Cove. Just inland to the north are Jordan Hill and the remains of the Jordan Hill Roman Temple. On the top of the cliff there is a large grass area with good views.
Agathia arcuata is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Frederic Moore in 1868. It is found in India, Burma, Hainan, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java.
Diodora arcuata, common name the arcuate limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Drepana arcuata, the arched hooktip or masked birch caterpillar, is a moth of the family Drepanidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island, south to at least North Carolina, South Carolina and California.
Microdes arcuata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1902. It is found in Australia.
Asura arcuata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1882. It is found in India, Indonesia, Taiwan and Japan.
Luzula arcuata is a species of flowering plant in the rush family Juncaceae with the modern common name Curved Wood-rush. The plant is native to mountains of northern Europe, north-western and north-eastern Asia and north-western North America.
Macracantha is a genus of Asian orb-weaver spiders recognized as containing a single species, Macracantha arcuata. Macracantha is notable for the extremely long, curved spines on the abdomens of female members of the genus; Eugène Simon created the taxon name from the Greek words μακρός and ἄκανθα (spine). It occurs from India and China through Southeast Asia to Borneo.
Petrophile arcuata is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to southwestern Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub with cylindrical leaves and oval to spherical heads of hairy yellowish flowers.
Polacantha arcuata is a species of robber flies in the family Asilidae.
Euthycera arcuata is a species of marsh fly in the family Sciomyzidae.
Cicurina arcuata is a species of true spider in the family Hahniidae. It is found in the United States and Canada.
