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Ruppia
Taxonomy
Ruppia was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Ruppia maritima.
It was assigned to Ruppiaceae by Chauhan (1991), den Hartog and Kuo (2006).
It was assigned to Ruppiaceae by Chauhan (1991), den Hartog and Kuo (2006).
Species
R. maritima (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1753 | Ruppia Linnaeus |
| 1991 | Ruppia Chauhan |
| 2006 | Ruppia den Hartog and Kuo p. 14 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Holocene or 41.03000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Eocene | USA (Florida) | R. sp. (120294) | |
| Bartonian | USA (Florida) | R. sp. (49882) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | Poland (Silesia) | R. maritima - miocaenica, R. major (28442) | |
| Tortonian - Messinian | Germany (North Rhine) | R. palaeomaritima (27930) | |
| Tortonian - Messinian | Germany (North Rhine Westphalia) | R. palaeomaritima (27925) | |
| Holocene | India (West Bengal) | R. sp. (228797) |