''Qiannanites'' is a genus of goniatitid ammonites from the lower Carboniferous included in the

Prodromitidae Prodromitidae is one of two families of the superfamily Karagandoceratoidea, a member of the Goniatitida order. They are an extinct group of ammonoid, which are shelled cephalopods related to squids, belemnites, octopuses, and cuttlefish Cuttl ...

, which is part of the superfamily Karagandocerataceae, now known as the

Karagandoceratoidea Karagandoceratoidea is an Early Carboniferous (Mississippian) superfamily within the ammonoid Ammonoids are a group of extinct marine mollusc animals in the subclass Ammonoidea of the class Cephalopoda. These molluscs, commonly referred to ...

.Qiannanites
in Fossil Works

Diagnosis

The shell of ''Qiannanites'' is discoidal with a sharp venter, small umbilicus and rather high aperture. Ribs are faint. Coiling in involute, leaving only the outer whorl exposed. The ventral lobe of the suture is bifurcate with pronounced acute prongs

References

Mississippian ammonites Goniatitida genera Karagandocerataceae Paleozoic animals of Asia {{Goniatitida-stub