Acanthoclymenia
| Acanthoclymenia Temporal range: upper Givetian - lower Frasnian[1][2][3] | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Goniatitida |
| Suborder: | Anarcestina |
| Superfamily: | Beloceratoidea |
| Family: | Acanthoclymeniidae |
| Genus: | Acanthoclymenia Hyatt, 1900 |
| Type species | |
| Acanthoclymenia neapolitana Clarke, 1898 | |
Acanthoclymenia is genus of ammonoid cephalopod belonging to the Acanthoclymeniidae family. Species belonging to this genus lived in middle and late Devonian (upper Givetian - lower Frasnian). Its fossils were found in Europe, Asia, north Africa, North America and Australia.[1][3] Species of this genus had discoidal shells with flattened venter.[2]
Species and distribution
- Acanthoclymenia neapolitana Clarke, 1898: ca 383.7 - 376.1 mya of USA (New York) and Australia.
- Acanthoclymenia forcipifer Sandberger & Sandberger, 1851: ca 378.7 - 376.9 mya of Algeria, Germany, Great Britain Kazakhstan and China (Guangxi and Guizhou).
- Acanthoclymenia genundewa Clarke, 1899: ca 383.3 - 382.7 mya of USA (New York) and Poland.
- Acanthoclymenia planorbis Sandberger & Sandberger, 1851: ca 377.5 - 376.9 mya of USA (New York).
There were more finds of this genus, but without valid description:
- Acanthoclymenia aff. genundewa Clarke, 1898: ca 378.7 - 376.9 mya of USA (West Virginia) and Russia (Southern Timan).
- Acanthoclymenia aff. neapolitana Clarke, 1898: ca 383.7 - 376.1 mya of Australia.
- Acanthoclymenia n.sp. juv. Becker et al. 2000: ca 378.7 - 377.5 mya of Russia (Southern Timan).
References
- 1 2 3 "Goniat database". Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- 1 2 Korn D, Klug C (2002) Ammoneae Devonicae. Fossilium Catalogus 138. Backhuys, Leiden
- 1 2 3 "Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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