Kilianella

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Kilianella
Temporal range: Berriasian–Valanginian[1]
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Kilianella

Uhlig, 1905

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 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.

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  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.


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