Schizodus

Schizodus[1] is an extinct genus of shallow marine clams. It lived from the Silurian to Early Jurassic periods.

Schizodus
Temporal range: Silurian–Early Jurassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Trigoniida
Family: Schizodidae
Genus: Schizodus
King, 1844

Schizodus is the exemplar of schizodonts, clams having reverse V-shaped scissurate hinge teeth, and often an elongated lateral tooth.

References

  1. King, W. (1844). "On a new genus of Paleozoic shells". Annual Magazine of Natural History. Series 1. 14: 313–317.


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