Knightina Kellett 1933 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Knightinidae

Synonym: Tenebrion

Full reference: B. Kellett. 1933. Ostracodes of the Upper Pennsylvanian and the Lower Permian strata of Kansas: I. the Aparchitidae, Beyrichiidae, Glyptopleuridae, Kloedenellidae, Kirkbyiidae, and Youngiellidae. Journal of Paleontology 7(1):59-108

Parent taxon: Knightinidae according to M. B. Forel et al. 2020

See also Benson et al. 1961, Crasquin 2008, Fohrer and Samankassou 2005, Sepkoski 2002, Sohn 1954 and Tanaka 2018

Sister taxon: Carinaknightina

Subtaxa: Knightina ampla Knightina bassleri Knightina bullaensis Knightina fildari Knightina harltoni Knightina hongfui Knightina hungarica Knightina incurva Knightina macknighti Knightina multicarinata Knightina reticulata Knightina texana Knightina ultima Knightina unnoda

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Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (1 collection)

• Permian of Austria (1), Canada (3: British Columbia), China (9), Greece (2), Hungary (1), Iran (10), Israel (2), Italy (2), Japan (1), Oman (2), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Thailand (6), United States (16: Kansas, Nevada, Texas)

• Pennsylvanian of United States (1: Texas)

• Carboniferous of China (1), United States (6: Indiana, Kansas)

Total: 65 collections including 80 occurrences

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