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Platyclymenia (Platyclymenia)

Cephalopoda - Clymeniida - Platyclymeniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Platyclymenia (Platyclymenia) Hyatt
1968Platyclymenia (Platyclymenia) Jenkins
2015Platyclymenia (Platyclymenia) Zong et al. p. 173

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderClymeniidaHyatt 1884
suborderClymeniina
superfamilyPlatyclymeniaceaeWedekind 1914
familyPlatyclymeniidaeWedekind 1914
subfamilyPlatyclymeniinaeWedekind 1914
genusPlatyclymeniaHyatt 1884
subgenusPlatyclymeniaHyatt 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.

Subg. †Platyclymenia (Platyclymenia) Hyatt 1884
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Invalid names: Platyclymenia ruedemanni Wedekind 1914 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height75.913.3012.05.602.81
shell diameter718.68.3044.023.012.0
shell inflation78.493.6020.011.05.95

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 (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Australia (Western Australia) Platyclymenia eurylobica (39070 39114)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Germany (Sauerland) Platyclymenia richteri, Platyclymenia quiringi, Platyclymenia ?, Platyclymenia sp. indet., Platyclymenia ruedemanni (235206)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Australia (New South Wales) Platyclymenia teicherti, Platyclymenia alterna (69306)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86China (Nei Mongol) Platyclymenia walcotti (3958)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Morocco Platyclymenia subnautilina (135655 170800 170802 170803 170804 170818 170819 170820)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2China (Xinjiang) Platyclymenia subnautilina (172219)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86China (Xinjiang) Platyclymenia sp. (172424) Platyclymenia subnautilina (172425 172437)