Full reference: H. W. Pfefferkorn. 1973. Kankakeea gen. nov., buds for vegetative reproduction in Carboniferous ferns. 47(3/4):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, Cibotiumspora, 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, Parazola, 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, Hydropterangium
Subtaxa: Kankakeea grundyi
Type: Kankakeea grundyi
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (3: Illinois collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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