Schizodus

Schizodus; Temporal range: Silurian–Early Jurassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 Early Jurassic periods.

Schizodus is the exemplar of schizodonts, clams having reverse V-shaped scissurate hinge teeth, and often an elongated lateral tooth.

References

^ 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.