Clymeniidae
| Clymeniidae Temporal range: Devonian, 364.7–360.7 Ma | |
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| Fossil shell of Clymenia laevigata, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée, Paris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Clymeniida |
| Family: | Clymeniidae Edwards 1849 |
Clymeniidae is a family in the ammonoid order Clymeniida. It is characterized by a dorsal siphuncle that runs along the inside of the whorls, unusual for ammonoids.
Genera
- Aktuboclymenia Bogoslovsky 1979
- Clymenia Münster, 1834
Distribution
Fossils of species within this family have been found in the Devonian of Australia.
References
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