Platyclymeniidae

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Kingdom Animalia Class Cephalopoda Order Clymeniida		Phylum Mollusca Subclass Ammonoidea Rank Family

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

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Devonian sediments of Australia, China, Morocco, Poland and United States.

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