Goniophora
{{short description|Genus of molluscs (fossil)}}
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| fossil_range = {{Geological range|Ordovician|Permian}}
| taxon = Goniophora
| authority = Phillips, 1848
}}
Goniophora{{cite book|first=John|last=Phillips|author-link=John Phillips (geologist)|title=The Malvern Hills compared with the Paleozoic districts of Abberley|series=Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and of the Museum of Practical Geology in London|volume=II, Part I|page=264|year=1848|url=https://archive.org/details/memoirsgeologic02britgoog}} 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
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External links
- {{fossilworks|id=17135|title=Goniophora|date=2020-06-08}}
- {{Britannica |id=238507 |title=Goniophora }}
- {{cite web|title=Goniophora hamiltonensis pelecypod from the Moscow Formation|url=https://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/2020/04/goniophora-hamiltonensis-pelecypod-from.html|access-date=2020-06-18}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/gallery/image/33661-goniophora-bivalve-shell-open/&browse=1|title=Goniophora Bivalve Shell (open)|access-date=2020-06-08}}
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Category:Bivalves described in 1848
Category:Prehistoric bivalve genera
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