This list of the Mesozoic life of Mississippi contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Mississippi and are between 252.17 and 66 million years of age.
A
edit- Acesta
- †Aciculiscala
- Acirsa
- †Acirsa clathrata
- †Acirsa culmosa
- †Acirsa flexicostata
- †Acirsa gravida
- †Acirsa implexa
- †Acirsa microstriata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Acirsa wadei
- Acmaea
- †Acrocoelum – tentative report
- †Acteon
- †Acutostrea
- †Aenona
- †Agerostrea
- †Aliofusus
- Alvania
- †Amaurellina
- †Ambigostrea
- †Ampullina
- Amuletum
- †Anatimya
- Anatina
- †Anatina jerseyensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Anchura
- †Anchura abrupta
- †Anchura chapelvillensis
- †Anchura coffea
- †Anchura corniculata
- †Anchura noakensis – tentative report
- †Anchura substriata
- †Ancilla
- †Anisomyon
- †Anomalofusus
- †Anomia
- †Anomoeodus
- †Anomoeodus latidens – type locality for species
- †Anomoeodus mississippiensis – type locality for species
- †Anomoeodus phaseolus
- Anteglosia
- †Anteglossia
- †Antillocaprina
- †Aphrodina
- †Aphrodina eufaulensis – tentative report
- †Aphrodina regia
- †Aphrodina tippana
- †Arca
- Architectonica
- †Arcoscalpellum
- †Arctostrea
- Arrhoges
- †Ascaulocardium
- Astarte
- Ataphrus
- Atractosteus
- †Atreta
B
edit- †Baculites
- †Baculites arculus
- †Baculites capensis
- †Baculites grandis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Baculites tippahensis
- Barbatia
- †Bathytormus
- †Belemnitella
- †Bellifusus
- †Belliscala
- †Beretra
- Bernaya
- Bittium – tentative report
- †Bizarrus
- †Boehmoceras
- Botula
- Brachidontes
- †Brachylepas
- †Breviarca
- †Buccinopsis
- Bulla – tentative report
- †Bullopsis
C
edit- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- †Calliomphalus
- Calyptraea
- †Camptonectes
- Cantharus
- Capulus
- Carcharias – tentative report
- Cardium
- Caryophyllia
- †Caryophyllia konincki – type locality for species
- †Catopygus
- †Catopygus mississippiensis – type locality for species
- †Caveola
- Ceratia
- Cerithiella
- †Cerithioderma
- Cerithium
- Chlamys
- †Chondrites
- Cidaris
- †Clarkiella
- Clavagella
- †Clavipholas
- Cliona
- †Clisocolus
- †Coahuilites – tentative report
- †Colombellina
- Corbula
- †Costellacesta
- Crassatella
- Crenella
- †Creonella
- †Cretiscalpellum
- †Cretolamna
- †Cristipluma – type locality for genus
- †Cristipluma mississippiensis – type locality for species
- Crucibulum
- Cucullaea
- †Cucullaea capax
- †Cucullaea carolinensis
- †Cucullaea littlei
- †Cucullaea vulgans
- †Cucullaea wadei – tentative report
- †Cuna
- Cuspidaria
- †Cuspidaria grandis
- †Cuspidaria jerseyensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cyclorisma
- Cylichna
- †Cylindrotruncatum
- †Cymbophora
- †Cymella
- †Cymella bella
- †Cymella ironensis – tentative report
- †Cyprimeria
D
edit- †Dakoticancer
- †Damesia
- Dasmosmilia
- †Dentalium
- †Deussenia
- †Deussenia bellalirata
- †Deussenia ripleyana
- †Deussenia travisana – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dhondtichlamys
- †Dictyaraea
- Dimya
- †Diplomoceras
- †Dircella
- †Discoscaphites
- †Dolicholatirus
- †Drepanocheilus
- †Drepanochilus
- †Drilluta
E
edit- †Ecclesiogyra
- †Echinimathilda
- †Ecphora
- †Ellipsoscapha
- †Enchodus
- †Endoptygma
- †Entomope
- †Eoacteon
- †Eoharpa
- Eonavicula
- †Eothoracosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Eothoracosaurus mississippiensis – type locality for species
- †Epitonium
- †Eryma – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Etea
- †Eubaculites
- †Eufistulana
- †Eufistulina
- †Eulima
- †Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Exechocirsus
- †Exogyra
F
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editH
edit- †Hadrosaurus – tentative report
- †Hamites
- †Hamulus
- †Harduinia
- †Heliacus
- †Helicaulax
- †Helicoceras
- Hemiaster
- Hemiscyllium
- †Hercorhynchus
- †Hercorhyncus
- †Hoploparia
- Hyala
- †Hybodus
- †Hydrotribulus
- †Hyphantoceras – tentative report
- †Hypolophus
I
edit- †Inoceramus
- †Inoceramus quadrans – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoperna
- †Ischyrhiza
J
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editL
edit- †Lacrimiforma
- Laternula
- †Latiala
- †Latiata – tentative report
- †Laxispira
- †Lefortia
- †Lefortia trojana – type locality for species
- †Legumen
- †Lemniscolittorina
- Lepisosteus
- †Leptosolen
- Lima
- Limatula
- Limopsis
- †Linearis
- †Linthia
- Linuparus
- †Liopeplum
- †Liopistha
- †Liothyris
- †Lispodesthes
- Lithophaga
- †Lomirosa
- †Longitubus
- †Longoconcha
- Lopha
- †Lowenstamia
- †Lowenstamia cucullata
- †Lowenstamia funiculus
- †Lowenstamia liratus
- †Lowenstamia subplanus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Lucina – tentative report
- †Lupira
- †Lycettia
- †Lyriochlamys
M
edit- Malletia
- †Margaritella
- †Mataxa
- †Mathilda
- †Menabites
- Meretrix – tentative report
- †Mesodendriurn
- †Micrabacia
- †Micrabacia marylandica – type locality for species
- †Micrabacia radiata – type locality for species
- †Micraster
- Modiolus
- †Monroea
- †Morea
- †Mosasaurus
- †Myobarbum
- Myrtea
- †Mytilus – tentative report
N
edit- †Napulus
- †Neamphitomaria
- †Neithea
- †Nemoarca
- †Nemocardium
- †Nemodon
- †Nemodon brevifrons
- †Nemodon eufalensis
- †Nemodon eufaulensis
- †Nemodon grandis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nemodon neusensis
- Nerita
- Neritina
- †Neritina densata – tentative report
- †Nonactaeonina
- †Nostoceras
- †Nostoceras turrilites – tentative report
- †Notopocorystes
- Nozeba
- Nucula
- Nuculana
- †Nudivagus
- †Nymphalucina
O
editP
edit- †Pachydiscus
- †Pachymelania – tentative report
- †Paladmete
- †Palaeoxantho – type locality for genus
- †Palaeoxantho libertiensis – type locality for species
- †Paleofusimitra
- †Paleopsephaea
- Panopea
- †Parafusus
- †Paranomia
- †Parapaguristes
- †Parapaguristes tuberculatus – type locality for species
- †Parapaguristes whitteni – type locality for species
- †Parmicorbula
- †Pauciacirsa
- Pecten
- †Periplomya
- †Perissoptera
- †Perrisonota
- Phacoides
- †Phacoides mattiformis – tentative report
- †Phelopteria
- Pholadomya
- †Piestochilus
- Pinna
- †Placenticeras
- †Plagiostoma
- †Platecarpus – type locality for genus
- †Platecarpus tympaniticus – type locality for species
- †Plectomya
- †Plesiotriton
- †Pleuriocardia
- Plicatula
- Polinices
- †Postligata
- †Praeleda
- †Prehepatus
- †Promathildia
- †Protobusycon
- †Protocallianassa
- †Protocardia
- †Pseudoclaviscala
- †Pseudocorax
- †Pseudolimea
- Pseudomalaxis
- †Pseudoptera
- †Pseudoschloenbachia
- †Pteria
- †Pterocerella
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Ptychodus
- †Ptychosyca
- †Ptychotrygon
- †Pugnellus
- Pulvinites
- Punctiscala
- Pycnodonte
- †Pyrifusus
- †Pyropsis
R
edit- †Rachiosoma
- †Radiopecten
- †Raninella
- †Reginaites
- †Reginaites exilis – type locality for species
- †Reginaites leei
- †Remera
- †Remnita
- †Rhombopsis
- Ringicula
S
edit- †Sargana
- †Sassia
- †Scambula
- †Scapanorhynchus
- †Scaphites
- †Sclerorhynchus
- †Scobinidola
- Seila
- Serpula
- †Solariorbis
- †Solenoceras
- †Solyma
- †Sphenodiscus
- †Spinaptychus
- Spondylus
- Squalicorax
- †Stantonella
- †Stephanophyllia
- Stosicia
- †Streptacis – tentative report
- Striarca
- †Striaticostatum
- Sulcoretusa
- †Syncyclonema
T
edit- Teinostoma
- Tellina
- †Tellinimera
- †Tenea
- †Tenuipteria
- †Tetracarcinus
- †Texanites
- Thracia
- †Thylacus
- †Titanosarcolites
- †Tornatellaea
- †Tornus – tentative report
- †Trachybaculites
- Trachycardium
- Trichotropis
- †Trigonia
- †Trigonostoma
- †Trobus
- Trochocyathus
- †Trochocyathus speciosus – type locality for species
- †Tundora
- †Turbinopsis
- †Turbinopsis curta – or unidentified comparable form
- Turboella
- †Turrilites
- †Turrilites peruviana – or unidentified comparable form
- Turritella
- †Tympanotonus
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editZ
editReferences
edit- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.