Kilianella

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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.

Phylum:Mollusca
Subclass:Ammonoidea
Order:Ammonitida
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Kilianella
Temporal range: Berriasian–Valanginian[1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ammonitida
Family: Neocomitidae
Subfamily: Neocomitinae
Genus: Kilianella
Uhlig, 1905
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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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