Clymenidae

plural noun

Cly·​men·​i·​dae

klīˈmenəˌdē,

klə̇ˈ-

: a family of extinct Devonian ammonoids having the siphuncle at the dorsal margin of the whorls

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Clymenia, type genus (from Clymene + New Latin -ia) + -idae

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