Kilianella
Kilianella is a genus of the ammonite family Neocomitidae. The shell of Kilianella is evolute with a slightly grooved venter and covered by strong, gently flexious, single or bifurcating ribs.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Family: | †Neocomitidae |
| Subfamily: | †Neocomitinae |
| Genus: | †Kilianella Uhlig, 1905 |
Kilianella has a widespread distribution on the Lower Cretaceous and has been found in the Upper Berriasian to Upper Valanginian of the Western U.S., Mexico, China, southern Asia, and Europe.
References
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.
External links
- Genus Killianella in Ammonites Crioceratotes.free.fr.
- Paleobiology Database Kilianella entry
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