Goniophora

Goniophora; Temporal range: Ordovician–Permian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	† Modiomorphida
Family:	† Modiomorphidae
Subfamily:	† Modiomorphinae
Genus:	† Goniophora ; Phillips, 1848

Last updated April 27, 2026

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

↑ 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

"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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[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. II, Part I. p. 264.

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Goniophora

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