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Protoxyclymenia

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Kosmoclymeniidae

Taxonomy
Protoxyclymenia was named by Schindewolf (1923) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-m]. It is not extant. Its type is Clymenia dunkeri.

It was assigned to Clymeniida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rodeckiinae by Korn (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Protoxyclymenia Schindewolf
2002Protoxyclymenia Sepkoski
2006Protoxyclymenia Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderAmmonoida(Haeckel 1866)
orderClymeniidaHyatt 1884
suborderClymeniina
superfamilyClymeniaceaeEdwards 1849
familyKosmoclymeniidaeKorn and Price 1987
subfamilyRodeckiinaeKorn 2002
genusProtoxyclymeniaSchindewolf 1923

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Protoxyclymenia Schindewolf 1923
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Protoxyclymenia dunkeri Muenster 1839
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Invalid names: Protoxyclymenia galezicensis Czarnocki 1989 [synonym]
Protoxyclymenia tenuissima Czarnocki 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height26.515.507.706.601.56
shell diameter222.520.025.422.73.82
shell inflation211.810.613.111.81.77

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:37:52
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:37:52
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Middle Famennian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 368.50000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Australia (Western Australia) P. dunkeri (39070 39114)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Morocco P. wendti (170810)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Morocco P. dunkeri (223413 223414)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Australia (Western Australia) P. dunkeri (39071)