Phylum Mollusca Rank Genus Subclass Ammonites | ||
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Similar Ammonites, Cheiloceras, Cymaclymenia, Clymenia, Manticoceras | ||
Platyclymenia is a genus of ammonites belonging to the family Platyclymeniidae.
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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:
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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