| Schizodus Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Trigoniida |
| Family: | †Schizodidae |
| Genus: | †Schizodus King, 1844 |
Schizodus[1] is an extinct genus of shallow marine clams. It lived from the Silurian to Late Permian periods.[2]
Schizodus represents the primitive stage of schizodonts, clams having reverse V-shaped scissurate hinge teeth (still triangular in Schizodus), and often an elongated lateral tooth.[3]
References
- King, W. (1844). "On a new genus of Paleozoic shells". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 1. 14 (92): 313–317. doi:10.1080/037454809495183.
- Newell & Boyd, N.D.& D.W. (1975). "Parallel evolution in early Trigoniacean bivalves". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 154 (2): 55–162.
- Newell & Boyd, N.D.& D.W. (1975). "Parallel evolution in early Trigoniacean bivalves". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 154 (2): 55–162.
External links
- "Schizodus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- Schizodus at the Encyclopædia Britannica