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.
Kilianella Temporal range:
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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
edit- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.
External links
edit- Genus Killianella in Ammonites [1] Crioceratotes.free.fr.
- Paleobiology Database Kilianella entry