Platyclymeniidae

Platyclymeniidae
Temporal range:
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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