Kosmoclymeniidae
| Kosmoclymeniidae Temporal range: Devonian (Famennian), 364.7–360.7 Ma | |
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| Fossil of Kosmoclymenia (Muessenbiaergia) bisulcata from Sahara, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Clymeniida |
| Suborder: | Clymeniina |
| Superfamily: | Clymeniaceae |
| Family: | Kosmoclymeniidae Korn and Price 1987 |
Kosmoclymeniidae is a family in the ammonoid order Clymeniida. They were fast-moving nektonic carnivores.
Subfamilies and genera
- Kosmoclymeniinae Korn and Price 1987
- Kosmoclymenia Schindewolf 1949
- Linguaclymenia Korn and Price 1987
- Lissoclymenia Korn and Price 1987
- Muessenbiaergia Korn and Price 1987
- Rodeckiinae Korn 2002
- Franconiclymenia Korn and Price 1987
- Protoxyclymenia Schindewolf 1923
- Rodeckia Korn 2002
Distribution
Fossils of species within this family have been found in the Devonian of Austria, China. Germany and Morocco.
References
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