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Sellaclymenia

Cephalopoda - Clymeniida - Sellaclymeniidae

Taxonomy
Sellaclymenia was named by Hyatt (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-m D Fame-u]. It is the type genus of Sellaclymeniidae, Sellaclymeniaceae.

It was assigned to Clymeniida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Sellaclymeniidae by Bogoslovsky (1981), Korn (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Sellaclymenia Hyatt
1981Sellaclymenia Bogoslovsky p. 50
2002Sellaclymenia Sepkoski
2006Sellaclymenia Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderClymeniidaHyatt 1884
suborderClymeniina
superfamilyGonioclymeniaceae
familySellaclymeniidaeSchindewolf 1923
genusSellaclymeniaHyatt 1884

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. †Sellaclymenia Hyatt 1884
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Sellaclymenia interrupta Muenster 1842
Sellaclymenia plana Muenster 1832
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Invalid names: Clymenia angulosa Muenster 1839 [synonym], Goniatites roemeri Muenster 1839 [synonym]
Sellaclymenia torleyi Wedekind 1914
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Invalid names: Sellaclymenia spinoda Schmidt 1924 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height210.35.6018.912.29.40
shell diameter228.717.248.032.621.8
shell inflation212.28.1018.313.27.21

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: Late/Upper Famennian or 365.20000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Morocco S. ibntufayli (170858 170859)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Kazakhstan Gonioclymenia interrupta (189771)