Platyclymenia Explained

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]

Species

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

Shells of Platyclymenia species can reach a diameter of 0.7-.^{[3] [4]}

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Devonian sediments of Australia, China, Morocco, Poland and United States.^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://strata.geology.wisc.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=231&rank=class Sepkoski Online
2. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home Fossilworks
3. http://www.goniat.org/showTax.html?TaxId=tax00000000000000000000000000640 Goniat On Line
4. http://corbieres-fossiles.pagesperso-orange.fr/page%20ammonites%20primaire%20collection.htm Corbieres Fossiles