Knightia (Clupeidae)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Clupeoidei
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Clupei Superordo: Clupeomorpha Ordo: Clupeiformes Subordo: Clupeoidei

Familia: Clupeidae
Subfamilia: Pellonulinae
Genus: †Knightia
Species: †K. alta – †K. bohaiensis – †K. eocaena – †K. vetusta – ?†K. branneri – ?†K. yuyanga

Knightia Jordan, 1907

Figueiredo, F.J. de 2010. Morphological and systematic reassessment of †Knightia brasiliensis Woodward, 1939 (Teleostei: Clupeiformes) from the Pliocene of Parnaíba Basin, northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 2440: 1–17. Preview (PDF).
Grande, L. 1982. A revision of the fossil genus †Knightia, with a description of a new genus from the Green River Formation (Teleostei, Clupeidae). American Museum novitates (2731) hdl: 2246/5307
Jordan, D.S. 1907. The fossil fishes of California; with supplementary notes on other species of extinct fishes. Bulletin of the Department of Geology 5: 95–145. University of California. BHL Reference page.
Maisey, J.G. & Chang, M.-M. 2003. Redescription of †Ellimma branneri and †Diplomystus shengliensis, and Relationships of Some Basal Clupeomorphs. American Museum novitates 3404. PDF.