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Knightites

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Knightites was named by Moore (1941) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour P Guad-l Sepkoski's reference number: 109,797]. It is the type genus of Knightitinae.

It was assigned to Bellerophontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Knightitinae by Knight (1956), Knight et al. (1960) and Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Knightites (Knightites) Moore
1941Knightites Moore pp. 149-153
1956Knightites Knight p. 42
1960Knightites (Knightites) Knight et al. p. I184
1960Knightites Knight et al. p. 184
2002Knightites Sepkoski
2005Knightites Bouchet et al. pp. 95, 241

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyKnightitinae
genusKnightites

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 Moore 1941
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†Knightites bransoni Yochelson 1960
†Knightites maximus Yochelson 1960
†Knightites medius Yochelson 1960
Invalid names: Knightites (Knightites) Moore 1941 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1622.012.037.024.08.83

Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 14:40:27
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:36:14
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Kinderhookian to the top of the Kungurian or 358.90000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Indiana) K. sp. (6733)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) K. sp. (111 8640 8641 8645)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (New Mexico) K. sp. 1 (46536)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Texas) K. sp. (216619)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Russian Federation K. sp. (51474)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) K. multicornutus (111225)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) K. sp. (146828)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) K. sp. (50197 217898) K. tenuillineata (217905 217929 217941 217977 217979 218000)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (New Mexico) K. bransoni (121447)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (New Mexico) K. bransoni (101800)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) K. maximus (101812 121352 121494) K. medius (121374)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (New Mexico) Knightites indet. (10139)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) K. maximus (101865 101866 121490 121491 121492 121493) K. sp. (43574)