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Knightina
Taxonomy
Knightina was named by Kellett (1933) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour P Djhu Sepkoski's reference number: 648].
It was assigned to Kirkbyinae by Sohn (1954); to Palaeocopida by Sepkoski (2002); to Kirkbyidae by Benson et al. (1961), Fohrer and Samankassou (2005), Crasquin (2008) and Tanaka (2018); and to Knightinidae by Forel et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Kirkbyinae by Sohn (1954); to Palaeocopida by Sepkoski (2002); to Kirkbyidae by Benson et al. (1961), Fohrer and Samankassou (2005), Crasquin (2008) and Tanaka (2018); and to Knightinidae by Forel et al. (2020).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1933 | Knightina Kellett p. 97 |
1954 | Knightina Sohn p. 11 |
1961 | Knightina Benson et al. p. Q164 |
2002 | Knightina Sepkoski |
2002 | Tenebrion Sepkoski |
2005 | Knightina Fohrer and Samankassou p. 326 |
2008 | Knightina Crasquin p. 242 |
2018 | Knightina Tanaka p. 10 |
2020 | Knightina Forel et al. p. 382 |
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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. †Knightina Kellett 1933
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†Knightina ampla Kellett 1933
†Knightina bassleri Kellett 1933
†Knightina bullaensis Crasquin 2008
†Knightina fildari Payne 1937
†Knightina harltoni Kellett 1933
†Knightina hongfui Crasquin 2010
†Knightina hungarica Kozur 1985
†Knightina incurva Kellett 1933
†Knightina macknighti Sohn 1954
†Knightina multicarinata Kozur 1991
†Knightina reticulata Hou 1954
†Knightina texana Harlton 1928
†Knightina ultima Kozur 1985
†Knightina unnoda Wang 1978
Invalid names: Tenebrion [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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carapace height | 4 | 0.490 | 0.360 | 0.740 | 0.465 | 0.163 | |
shell height | 8 | 0.526 | 0.350 | 1.10 | 0.450 | 0.245 | |
valve height | 28 | 0.331 | 0.123 | 0.660 | 0.334 | 0.142 |
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References: Kiessling 2004, Alvarez et al. 2008 |
Age range: base of the Tournaisian to the top of the Griesbachian or 358.90000 to 251.30000 Ma
Collections (65 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Tournaisian | China (Guizhou) | K. jiqiangi (58462) | |
Pennsylvanian | USA (Texas) | Kirkbya texana (215213) | |
Kasimovian | USA (Kansas) | K. harltoni (132992 133144) | |
Late/Upper Pennsylvanian | USA (Indiana) | K. fidlari, K. harltoni (215554) | |
Gzhelian | USA (Kansas) | K. ampla (132988) K. texana (133139 133141) | |
Asselian | USA (Kansas) | K. bassleri (95379) K. texana (95361 110321) | |
Asselian | Austria | K. sp. (108503) | |
Asselian | Thailand | K. sp. (137890) | |
Asselian - Sakmarian | Thailand | K. ultima (137900) | |
Sakmarian | Canada (British Columbia) | K. confluens, K. bassleri (106669) | |
Sakmarian | USA (Kansas) | K. bassleri (93781 110315) K. incurva (110318) K. texana (88235 95375) K. texana, K. bassleri (110317) | |
Sakmarian | Japan | K. sp. (197662) | |
Artinskian | USA (Nevada) | K. sp. (10471) | |
Artinskian | Canada (British Columbia) | K. fidlari, K. sp. 2, K. sp. 3, K. bassleri (106671) K. sp. 1 (106673) | |
Artinskian | USA (Texas) | K. macknighti (117948) | |
Artinskian | USA (Kansas) | K. incurva (110319) K. texana, K. bassleri (110313 110314) K. texana, K. incurva (110316) | |
Artinskian | Italy | K. multicarinata (75509) | |
Kungurian | USA (Texas) | K. cuestaforma, K. macknighti (43517) | |
Roadian | China (Hubei) | K. reticulata (145987) | |
Roadian | Thailand | K. ultima (137902) | |
Wordian | Thailand | K. sp. (137921 137923) K. ultima (137920) | |
Wordian | Oman | K. fildari (49917) K. unnoda (121891) | |
Capitanian | China (Sichuan) | K. sp.1 (189439) K. sp.2 (189446) | |
Wuchiapingian | Greece | K. sp. (112052) K. unnoda (112074) | |
Wuchiapingian | Hungary | K. hungarica, Kellettina ultima (146200) | |
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | Israel | K. hungarica (95762 109723) | |
Changhsingian | Italy | K. bullaensis (84133) | |
Changhsingian | Iran | K. bullaensis (125568 125570 125571 168895 168897 168900 168909 168917 168923 168930) | |
Changhsingian | China (Zhejiang) | K. hongfui (97898 97904 97908 97919) K. sp. A, K. bullaensis, K. hongfui, K. hungarica (97920) K. sp. A, K. hongfui (97910) | |
Changhsingian | Serbia and Montenegro | K. sp. 1 (112049) | |
Griesbachian | China (Zhejiang) | K. sp. B (97932) |