''Kosmoclymenia'' is a genus in the

ammonoid Ammonoids are a group of extinct marine mollusc animals in the subclass Ammonoidea of the class Cephalopoda. These molluscs, commonly referred to as ammonites, are more closely related to living coleoids (i.e., octopuses, squid and cuttlefish) ...

order

Clymeniida Clymeniida is an order of ammonoid cephalopods from the Upper Devonian characterized by having an unusual dorsal siphuncle. They measured about in diameter and are restricted to Europe, North Africa, and possibly Australia. Morphologic charac ...

, in the family Kosmoclymeniidae.

Species

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Description

Shells of these extinct cephalopods can reach a maximum diameter of . They were fast-moving nektonic carnivores.

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the

Devonian The Devonian ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era, spanning 60.3 million years from the end of the Silurian, million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Carboniferous, Mya. It is named after Devon, England, whe ...

of China, Germany and Morocco.The Paleobiology Database
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References

Fossils of Germany Late Devonian ammonites Fossils of China Fossils of Morocco Famennian life Famennian genus first appearances Famennian genus extinctions Ammonite genera Clymeniina {{Clymeniida-stub