Platyclymeniidae
| Platyclymeniidae Temporal range: Famennian | |
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| Fossil of Platyclymenia from Erfoud (Morocco) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Clymeniida |
| Family: | Platyclymeniidae Wedekind 1914 |
Platyclymeniidae is a family of ammonites belonging to the order Clymeniida.
These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Devonian period, Famennian stage (364.7 to 360.7 Ma).
Subfamilies and genera
Subfamilies and genera within the family Platyclymeniidae include:[1]
- Subfamily Nodosoclymeniinae Korn, 2002
- Genus Czarnoclymenia Korn, 1999
- Genus Nodosoclymenia Czarnocki, 1989
- Genus Stenoclymenia Lange, 1929
- Subfamily Platyclymeniinae Wedekind, 1914
- Genus Fasciclymenia Korn and Price, 1987
- Genus Platyclymenia Sepkoski, Jr., 2002
- Genus Progonioclymenia Schindewolf, 1937
- Genus Spinoclymenia Bogoslovsky, 1962
- Genus Trigonoclymenia Schindewolf, 1934
- Genus Varioclymenia Wedekind, 1908
- Subfamily Pleuroclymeniinae Korn, 2002
- Genus Borisiclymenia Korn, 2002
- Genus Nanoclymenia Korn, 2002
- Genus Pleuroclymenia Schindewolf, 1934
- Genus Trochoclymenia Schindewolf, 1926
Distribution
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Devonian sediments of Australia, China, Morocco, Poland and United States.[1]
References
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