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, Idadon, 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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