Goniophora Temporal range:
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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 |
Goniophora [1] is an extinct genus of clams. It lived during the Ordovician to Permian periods.
Goniophora has a sharply angular, distinctive shell with a prominent ridge extending the length of the shell. The shell also has fine growth lines.