Biology:Platyclymeniidae

Platyclymeniidae Temporal range: Famennian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
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:

• 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.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q20721462 entry