Platyclymenia
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Genus of molluscs (fossil)
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| Genus: | Platyclymenia ( Hyatt, 1884)
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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).[1] [2]
Species
[edit ]Species within the genus Platyclymenia include:[2]
- 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
[edit ]Shells of Platyclymenia species can reach a diameter of 0.7–47 millimetres (0.028–1.850 in).[3] [4]
Distribution
[edit ]Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Devonian sediments of Australia, China, Morocco, Poland and United States.[2]
References
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