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Goniophora

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Goniophora
Temporal range: Ordovician–Permian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Modiomorphida
Family: Modiomorphidae
Subfamily: Modiomorphinae
Genus: Goniophora
Phillips, 1848

Goniophora[1] is an extinct genus of clams. It lived during the Ordovician to Permian periods.

Description

Goniophora has a sharply angular, distinctive shell with a prominent ridge extending the length of the shell. The shell also has fine growth lines.

References

  1. ^ Phillips, John (1848). The Malvern Hills compared with the Paleozoic districts of Abberley. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and of the Museum of Practical Geology in London. Vol. Volume II, Part I. p. 264. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)