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Platyclymeniidae ✝
| Description | Platyclymeniidae is a family of ammonites belonging to the order Clymeniida. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platyclymeniidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Platyclymeniidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Clymeniida : Platyclymeniidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Platyclymeniidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 372 - 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 365 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Korn. 2006. Paleozoic ammonoid classification. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platyclymeniidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Nodosoclymeniinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Platyclymeniinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 58 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Pleuroclymeniinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 23 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Borisiclymenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Czarnoclymenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Nodosoclymenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Platyclymenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 47 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Pleuroclymenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 22 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 371 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Progonioclymenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Trochoclymenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Varioclymenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 371 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 371 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1914 | Platyclymeniidae Wedekind |
| 2006 | Platyclymeniidae Korn |
References
| Korn D. (2006) Paleozoic ammonoid classification |
| Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
