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Clymeniidae

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Clymeniidae
Temporal range: Devonian, 364.7–360.7 Ma
Fossil shell of Clymenia laevigata, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée, Paris
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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.

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Fossils of species within this family have been found in the Devonian of Australia.

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