Goniophora[1] is an extinct genus of clams. It lived during the Ordovician to Permian periods.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | †Modiomorphida |
| Family: | †Modiomorphidae |
| Subfamily: | †Modiomorphinae |
| Genus: | †Goniophora Phillips, 1848 |
Description
editGoniophora has a sharply angular, distinctive shell with a prominent ridge extending the length of the shell. The shell also has fine growth lines.
References
edit- ^ 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. II, Part I. p. 264.
External links
edit- "Goniophora". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- Goniophora at the Encyclopædia Britannica
- "Goniophora hamiltonensis pelecypod from the Moscow Formation". Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- "Goniophora Bivalve Shell (open)". Retrieved 2020-06-08.
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