| Platyclymenia Temporal range: Famennian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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| Fossil of Platyclymenia from Erfoud (Morocco) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Clymeniida |
| Family: | Platyclymeniidae |
| Genus: | Platyclymenia ( Hyatt, 1884) |
Platyclymenia is a genus of ammonites belonging to the family Platyclymeniidae.
These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Devonian period, Famennian stage (364.7 to 360.7 Ma).
Species
Species within the genus Platyclymenia include:
- Platyclymenia alterna Jenkins 1968
- Platyclymenia americana Raymond 1907
- Platyclymenia annulata Munster 1832
- Platyclymenia eurylobica Petersen 1975
- Platyclymenia levata Hartenfels & Becker 2016
- Platyclymenia montana Korn & Titus 2006
- Platyclymenia teicherti Jenkins 1968
Description
Shells of Platyclymenia species can reach a diameter of 0.7–47 millimetres (0.028–1.850 in).
Distribution
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Devonian sediments of Australia, China, Morocco, Poland and United States.
References
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| Platyclymenia | |
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