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Platyclymeniaceae

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida

Taxonomy
Platyclymeniaceae was named by Wedekind (1914).

It was assigned to Clymeniina by Korn (2006).

Subtaxa
Glatziellidae, Piriclymeniidae, Platyclymeniidae
Sister taxa
Glatziellidae, Piriclymeniidae, Platyclymeniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Platyclymeniaceae Wedekind
2006Platyclymeniaceae Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderAmmonoida(Haeckel 1866)
orderClymeniidaHyatt 1884
suborderClymeniina
superfamilyPlatyclymeniaceaeWedekind 1914
superfamilyPlatyclymeniaceaeWedekind 1914

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.

Superfm. †Platyclymeniaceae Wedekind 1914
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Fm. †Glatziellidae Schindewolf 1928
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G. †Glatziella Renz 1914
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†Glatziella diensti Schindewolf 1937
†Glatziella glaucopis Renz 1914
†Glatziella minervae Renz 1914
†Glatziella silesiaca Renz 1925
†Glatziella tricincta Schindewolf 1937
G. †Postglatziella Schindewolf 1937
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†Postglatziella carinata Schindewolf 1937
G. †Soliclymenia Schindewolf 1937
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†Soliclymenia solarioides von Buch 1840
Fm. †Piriclymeniidae Korn 1992
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G. †Ornatoclymenia Bogoslovsky 1979
G. †Piriclymenia Schindewolf 1937
G. †Sulcoclymenia Schindewolf 1923
Fm. †Platyclymeniidae Wedekind 1914
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Subfm. †Nodosoclymeniinae Korn 2002
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G. †Czarnoclymenia Korn 1999
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†Czarnoclymenia acuta Schmidt 1924
†Czarnoclymenia retrursa Czarnocki 1989
†Czarnoclymenia subacuta Czarnocki 1989
G. †Nodosoclymenia Czarnocki 1989
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G. †Stenoclymenia Lange 1929
Subfm. †Platyclymeniinae Wedekind 1914
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G. †Fasciclymenia Korn and Price 1987
G. †Platyclymenia Hyatt 1884
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Subg. †Platyclymenia (Platyclymenia) Hyatt 1884
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Invalid names: Platyclymenia ruedemanni Wedekind 1914 [synonym]
†Platyclymenia annulata Munster 1832
†Platyclymenia montana Korn and Titus 2006
G. †Progonioclymenia Schindewolf 1937
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†Progonioclymenia ventroplana Bogoslovsky 1981
G. †Spinoclymenia Bogoslovsky 1962
G. †Trigonoclymenia Schindewolf 1934
Subfm. †Pleuroclymeniinae Korn 2002
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G. †Borisiclymenia Korn 2002
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G. †Nanoclymenia Korn 2002
G. †Pleuroclymenia Schindewolf 1934
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†Pleuroclymenia americana Raymond 1907
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Invalid names: Platyclymenia polypleura Raymond 1909 [synonym]
†Pleuroclymenia costata Lange 1929
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Invalid names: Gyroclymenia rotundata Czarnocki 1989 [synonym], Platyclymenia (Pleuroclymenia) crassissima Schindewolf 1955 [synonym]
†Pleuroclymenia cyclocostata Czarnocki 1989
†Pleuroclymenia mutabilis Czarnocki 1989
Invalid names: Gyroclymenia [synonym]
G. †Trochoclymenia Schindewolf 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 370.60000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (74 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany (Sauerland) Platyclymenia protacta, Platyclymenia spinosa, Platyclymenia richteri, Platyclymenia quiringi, Platyclymenia ?, Platyclymenia sp. indet., Platyclymenia ruedemanni (235206)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Australia (New South Wales) Platyclymenia teicherti, Platyclymenia alterna, Platyclymenia annulata (69306)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Montana) Platyclymenia americana (7224 7238 7243 7244 7300 7304 8605) Platyclymenia americana, Platyclymenia polypleura (7239)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9China (Nei Mongol) Platyclymenia walcotti (3958)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Australia (Western Australia) Platyclymenia eurylobica (39070 39114)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany Postglatziella carinata, Glatziella glaucopis, Glatziella minervae (38647)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Germany Platyclymenia brevicostata (172551) Platyclymenia humilis (172552) Platyclymenia pompeckji (172549 172550) Pleuroclymenia costata (172554) Pleuroclymenia costata, Pleuroclymenia mutabilis (172555) Pleuroclymenia cyclocostata (172574)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7USA (Montana) Platyclymenia americana, Platyclymenia polypleura (6977) Platyclymenia montana, Pleuroclymenia americana (64137 64138) Platyclymenia sp. (6975) Platyclymenia sp., Platyclymenia montana (189676) Platyclymenia sp., Platyclymenia polypleura (6972 6988) Pleuroclymenia americana (189673)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Soliclymenia solarioides (189770)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Kazakhstan Platyclymenia brevicosta (172156) Platyclymenia valida, Platyclymenia annulata, Cyrtoclymenia costata (172160) Pleuroclymenia kasachstanica (172553)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Russian Federation (Chelyabinsk) Platyclymenia pompeckji (172157)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Morocco Platyclymenia annulata, Platyclymenia subnautilina (170800 170802 170803 170804 170818) Platyclymenia ibnsinai (170852 170853 170854) Platyclymenia sp. (170805 170817 170829 170830) Platyclymenia sp., Platyclymenia annulata (170801) Platyclymenia subnautilina (170819 170820) Trigonoclymenia sp., Platyclymenia annulata, Platyclymenia subnautilina (135655)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7China (Xinjiang) Platyclymenia subnautilina (172219)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Platyclymenia sp. (134738)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Poland Glatziella tricincta, Glatziella diensti, Trochoclymenia wysogorskii (172543)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7China (Guizhou) Glatziella helenae (3954)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7United Kingdom (England) Postglatziella carinata (234932)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Kazakhstan Progonioclymenia acuticostata (172165) Progonioclymenia acuticostata, Progonioclymenia ventroplana (189771)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7China (Xinjiang) Platyclymenia sp. (172424) Platyclymenia subnautilina (172425 172437)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany Glatziella glaucopis (172519 172520 172521 172522 172532) Glatziella glaucopis, Glatziella minervae (172523) Glatziella silesiaca (172524) Postglatziella carinata (172515 172517) Postglatziella sp. (172518) Progonioclymenia aegoceras (172576 172577)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Morocco Czarnoclymenia ibnrushdi (170855) Platyclymenia sp. (135652)