{"id":4233,"date":"2014-01-06T11:26:45","date_gmt":"2014-01-06T16:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ordovicianatlas.org\/?page_id=4233"},"modified":"2016-09-28T20:55:58","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T00:55:58","slug":"ischyrodonta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ordovicianatlas.org\/atlas\/mollusca\/bivalvia\/modiomorphida\/allodesmatidae\/ischyrodonta\/","title":{"rendered":"Ischyrodonta<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classification<\/strong>
\nPhylum: Mollusca<\/a>
\nClass: Bivalvia<\/a>
\nOrder: Modiomorphida<\/a>
\nFamily: Allodesmatidae<\/a>
\nGenus: Ischyrodonta <\/em> Ulrich, 1890
\nCincinnatian Species: Ischyrodonta elongata<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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

Common Paleoecology<\/strong>
\nIschyrodonta<\/em> is an extinct genus of stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeders<\/p>\n

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

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  • Narrowly elongate shell<\/li>\n
  • Distinct anterior muscle scar<\/li>\n
  • Hinge straight or slightly curved<\/li>\n
  • Hinge plate wide and strong<\/li>\n
  • Simple pallial line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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    Geographic Occurrences<\/strong><\/p>\n

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