Qiannanites

Qiannanites is a genus of goniatitid ammonites from the lower Carboniferous included in the Prodromitidae, which is part of the superfamily Karagandocerataceae, now known as the Karagandoceratoidea.

[1] The shell of Qiannanites is discoidal with a sharp venter, small umbilicus and rather high aperture.

Coiling in involute, leaving only the outer whorl exposed.

The ventral lobe of the suture is bifurcate with pronounced acute prongs

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