Full reference: H. W. Pfefferkorn. 1973. Kankakeea gen. nov., buds for vegetative reproduction in Carboniferous ferns. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 47:143-151
Parent taxon: Pteridophyta according to A. M. Blazer 1975
Sister taxa: Acrostichides, Acrostichophyllum, Actinopteris, Actinostelopteris, Agasopteris, Alcicornopteris, Anastomopteris, Aneimidium, Anotopteris, Aphlebiocarpus, Apiculatisporis, Archaeoxylon, Arcyopteris, Aspideae, Aspidioides, Asplenioides, Aspleniopteris, Asterochlaena, Asterochlaenopsis, Aulacopteris, Auritulinasporites, Bachasupteris, Balantites, Bambakia, Baqueroites, Beinertia, Bellopteris, Benizia, Bernoullia, Biarmella, Bockschia, Bonaventurea, Boweria, Brittsia, Cardioangulina, Cardiopteridium, Carolopteris, Catenopteris, Cephalotheca, Chansitheca, Cheiloleptites, Chorionopteris, Chrysodiopteris, Cingulatipollenites, Clavatasporites, Coenopteridales, Comia, Comipteridium, Concavisporites, Converrucosisporites, Crenaticaulis, Cynepteris, Dactylopteris, Dactylotheca, Danaeides, Deccanites, Delgadoa, Desmophlebis, Dicksoniopteris, Dicropteris, Dictyocallipteridium, Didymosorus, Diplasiophyllum, Diplazites, Diplodendron, Diplophacelus, Discopteris, Distichopteris, Doleropteris, Duplexisporites, Dvinopteridium, Dzergalanella, Eboracia, Emplectopteridium, Eodelopterum, Eodelopterum priscum, Eorhachis, Eskdalia, Filices, Filiciphyllum, Filicites, Filicorachionites, Flicheia, Floropteris, Foliopteris, Forbesia, Fortisia, Fortopteris, Foveogleicheniidites, Gellera, Glenopteris, Glockeria, Glossochlamys, Goeppertella, Goeppertia, Grandeurya, Guptiorachis, Gutbieria, Gymnocaulus, Gyropteris, Halopteris, Hawlea, Hemionitites, Heterofilicites, Hymenophyllea, Impardecispora, Iniopteris, Isiolopteris, Jarenga, Johnstonia, Kandyria, Karinopteris, Katadromopteris, Katasiopteris, Ketovia, Kidstonia, Knorripteris, Konnoa, Leckenbya, Lescuropteris, Listrophyllum, Lobifolia, Lomatopteris, Lonchopteris, Lopinopteris, Loxopteris, Lycopsida, Lygodites, Marattites, Marcouia, Margaritopteris, Marzaria, Medullosites, Megalopteris, Menopteris, Merianopteris, Mesodescolea, Microdictyon, Microfoveolatosporis, Microreticulatisporites, Mixoneura, Monheimia, Monolete, Mundapteris, Muricingulisporis, Murospora, Myriotheca, Naktongia, Neriopteris, Noeggerathia, Noeopteris, Onocleites, Ophioglossites, Osmundia, Osmundophyllum, Otidophyton, Pachyphyllum, Palaeopteris, Parazolla, Parkeriaceae, Parkerioidea, Peremopteris, Permopteridium, Peruviophyllum, Phialopteris, Pilosisporites, Plumatopteris, Poacordaites, Polycingulatisporites, Polypodiopsida, Polypodites, Polytheca, Protoblechnum, Psalixochlaena, Pseudadiantites, Pseudocordaites, Pseudodanaeopsis, Pseudorhacopteris, Psilatriletes, Psilotopsida, Pteridites, Pteridoleimma, Pteridopsida, Pteridorachis, Pteridotheca, Pteropsida, Renaultia, Reussia, Rhabdoxylon, Rhachiopteris, Rhacophytales, Rhacopteris, Rhizodendron, Rhizomites, Rhizomites, Rubinella, Ruflorinia, Saadisporites, Saccopteris, Sachalinia, Sacheria, Scapanophyllum, Schizaeites, Schizodendron, Sciadipteris, Sclerophyllina, Scleropteridium, Scleropteris, Scolopendrites, Scortea, Selenochlaena, Shirakia, Silesiopteris, Sitzia, Sitzopteris, Sorocladus, Sphegopteris, Sphenopteridium, Sphyropteris, Stachypteris, Staphylopteris, Steffensia, Stewartiopteris, Stipitopteris, Straelenipteris, Strephopteris, Supaia, Surangea, Sylvia, Sylvopteris, Synia, Taenitites, Tedelea, Teilhardia, Tetraptilon, Tetratmema, Thecopteris, Tietea, Trilobosporites, Trimatopteris, Triplanosporites, Tuberositriletes, Tubicaulidaceae, Tungussopteris, Tuzhykoviella, Ungeria, Uralia, Uralopteris, Vargolopteris, Velosporites, Wingatea, Zalesskyella, Zonopteris, Fefilopteris, Hydropterangium
Subtaxa: Kankakeea grundyi Kankakeea thallyformis
Type: Kankakeea grundyi
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (4: Illinois, Indiana collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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