Saffordia

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Saffordia
Temporal range: Darriwilian–Sandbian
Saffordia sp. from Mount Horeb, Wisconsin.jpg
Saffordia sp. from Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Modiomorphida
Family:
Genus: Saffordia
Ulrich, 1894
Species:
S. ventralis
Binomial name
Saffordia ventralis
Ulrich, 1894[1]

Saffordia is an extinct genus of bivalve mollusc of the order Modiomorphida. It lived during the middle to late Ordovician. Based on other members of it family, this clam was a stationary epifaunal suspension feeder.[2] Its only species is Saffordia ventralis, which features a prominent escutcheon and is similar to – possibly synonymous with – Heikea.[1] The clam can be distinguished from others due to its parallel shell haves with noticeable notches at the end.[citation needed][3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Pojeta, John, Jr (1971). Review of Ordovician Pelecypods (PDF). Geological Society Professional Paper 695. Washington, D.C.: GPO. p. 24. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Saffordia ✝". mindat.org.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Bivalve mollusk gallery". Wgnhs.wisc.edu.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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