Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Acanthoclymeniidae
Alternative combination: Clymenia (Cyrtoclymenia) neapolitana
Full reference: J.M. Clarke. 1892. The discovery of Clymenia in the Fauna of the Intumescens zone (Naples beds) of Western New York and its Geological Significance. American Journal of Science 43(253):57-62
Belongs to Acanthoclymenia according to M. R. House and W. T. Kirchgasser 2008
See also Hyatt 1900 and Korn and Klug 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthoclymenia forcipifer, Acanthoclymenia genundewa, Acanthoclymenia planorbis
Type specimen: NYSM 3625, a partial shell
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 8.40
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (3 collections), United States (7: New York)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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