Cyprinus Linnaeus 1758 (carp-like fish)

Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Cyprinidae according to A. S. Woodward 1901

See also Lee 2004

Sister taxa: Acheilognathinae, Acrocheilus, Alisodon, Amblypharyngodon, Amyzon, Aspius, Barbinae, Barbus, Cultrinae, Cyprininae, Cyprinion, Danioninae, Ecocarpia, Esox destructus, Gila, Gobio, Gobioninae, Hexapsephus, Iquius, Labeoninae, Lavinia, Leuciscinae, Leuciscus, Mylocyprinus, Nemachilus, Opsariichthyinae, Orthodon, Palaeoleuciscus, Palaeotinca, Phoxininae, Planktophaga, Protothymallus, Ptychocheilus, Puntius, Rhodeus, Siphateles, Squaliobarbinae, Thynichthys, Tinca, Tincinae, Xenocyprinae

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Bulgaria (1 collection), Japan (1), the United Kingdom (1)

• Pliocene of China (1)

• Miocene of China (3), South Korea (1)

• Eocene of China (2)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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