Schizodus
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| 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]
