Schizodus[1] is an extinct genus of shallow marine clams. It lived from the Silurian to Early Jurassic periods.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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
edit- ^ 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.
External links
edit- "Schizodus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- Schizodus at the Encyclopædia Britannica
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