Knightinella Licharev 1975 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Microdomatidae

Alternative spelling: Amaurotoma (Knightinella)

Full reference: B. K. Licharev. 1975. Carboniferous gastropods from the region of the River Karabolka. Trudy Vsesoyuzniei Navcho-Issledovatelbskii Geologicheskii Institut 206:5-183

Parent taxon: Microdomatidae according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Licharev 1975 and Nützel and Ketwetsuriya 2016

Sister taxa: Amaurotoma, Copidocatomus, Cyclites, Cyclobathmus, Episfaxis, Glyptospira, Kinkaidia, Microdoma, Microdomatinae, Tunstallia

Subtaxa: Knightinella humerosa Knightinella ornata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Permian of Thailand (2 collections)

• Carboniferous of United States (3: Kansas, New Mexico)

Total: 5 collections including 7 occurrences

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