Kingena is an extinct genus of primarily Cretaceous-aged brachiopods of the family Kingenidae whose fossils are found in marine strata of Antarctica, Europe, and New Zealand. Early Paleocene-aged fossils from Denmark represent the youngest species.

Taxonomy

Nearctic members have been excluded from this genus by Owen in 1970 and instead represent a separate genus, Waconella.

Select species

  • Kingena blackmorei Owen, 1970
  • Kingena concinna Owen, 1970
  • Kingena elegans Owen, 1970
  • Kingena limburgica Simon, 2005
  • Kingena mesembrina (Etheridge, 1913)
  • Kingena pentangulata Woodward, 1833
  • Kingena simiensis Waring, 1917

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