{"id":2978,"date":"2013-12-06T16:25:09","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T21:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ordovicianatlas.org\/?page_id=2978"},"modified":"2016-09-28T21:53:46","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T01:53:46","slug":"anomalodonta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ordovicianatlas.org\/atlas\/mollusca\/bivalvia\/pterioida\/ambonychiidae\/anomalodonta\/","title":{"rendered":"Anomalodonta<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classification<\/strong>
\nPhylum: Mollusca <\/a>
\nClass: Bivalvia <\/a>
\nOrder: Pterioida<\/a>
\nFamily: Ambonychiidae<\/a>
\nGenus: Anomalodonta<\/em> Miller, 1874
\nCincinnatian Species: Anomalodonta gigantea<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Geologic Range<\/strong>
\nLate Ordovician<\/p>\n

Common Paleoecology<\/strong>
\nAnomalodonta<\/em> is an extinct genus of stationary epifaunal suspension feeders<\/p>\n

Identification in Hand Sample<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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  • Broad, radial plications<\/li>\n
  • Lacks lateral teeth, and has only a single poorly developed cardinal tooth, or no cardinal tooth at all<\/li>\n
  • Adductor muscular impressions on the anterior side<\/li>\n
  • Strong posterior alation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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    Geographic Occurrences<\/strong><\/p>\n

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