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Knightites

Angiospermae - Proteales - Proteaceae

Taxonomy
Knightites was named by Saporta (1861). It is not extant. Its type is Knightites salyorum.

It was assigned to Proteaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
K. salyorum (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
K. tenuillineata, K. tenuillineata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Knightites Saporta
1970Knightites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
orderProtealesJussieu 1829
familyProteaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusKnightitesSaporta 1861

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Knightites Saporta 1861
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†Knightites salyorum Saporta 1861
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available