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Ceratophyllum

Angiospermae - Ceratophyllales - Ceratophyllaceae

Taxonomy
Ceratophyllum was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ceratophyllaceae by Linnaeus (1753), Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Chauhan (1991) and Liu et al. (1996).

Species
C. demersum
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. lesii, C. salmense, C. soetenicum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Ceratophyllum Linnaeus
1976Ceratophyllum Lakhanpal et al.
1991Ceratophyllum Chauhan
1996Ceratophyllum Liu et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
orderCeratophyllalesLink 1829
familyCeratophyllaceaeGray 1822
genusCeratophyllum

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. Ceratophyllum Linnaeus 1753
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Ceratophyllum demersum Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 113.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (67 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Kansas) C. sp. (29018)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mexico C. lesii (116342)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) C. sp. (34894)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) C. FU080 (25448)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (North Dakota) C. FU080 (25449)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) C. muricatum (28745)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Russian Federation (Tiumensky) C. tenuicarpum (22849)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Oregon) C. sp. (237756)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Germany (Saxony) C. lusaticum (25581)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Russian Federation (Tomsk) C. submersum (23901)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Russian Federation (Tomsk) C. sp. (23888) C. submersum (22889 23114 23663 23673 23891)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation (Tomsk) C. submersum (23906 23908) C. submersum, C. demersum (23907)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation (Omsk) C. submersum (23894)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Nevada) C. praedemersum (27702)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Bayern) C. submersum (28280)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97China (Shandong) C. miodemersum (223803)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Brandenburg) C. lusaticum (23062)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Germany (Brandenburg) C. lusaticum (27548 27553)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation (Omsk) C. sp. (24078)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Saxen) C. lusaticum (22897 22898)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Brandenburg) C. lusaticum (22928 23054 23355 23609 23677 27011) C. pannonicum (23056 23610 23661)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Sachsen) C. lusaticum (27515)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Germany (Brandenburg) C. lusaticum (27064)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Germany (North Rhine Westphalia) C. submersum (27922)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Germany (North Rhine) C. demersum (28046) C. submersum (28055 28113 28132)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Japan (Gunma) C. miodemersum (21256)
Late/Upper Miocene - Middle Miocene11.608 - 11.608Russian Federation (Omsk) C. submersum (24093)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Japan (Gunma) C. miodemersum (22755)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation (Omsk) C. submersum (24094 24100 24287 24320 24321) C. submersum, C. demersum (24098 24286 24317)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6France (Elsass) C. submersum, C. demersum (21222)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Germany (North Rhine) C. demersum (28134)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Germany (Thuringia) C. protanaiticum (22771)
Zanclean - Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Germany (North Rhine) C. demersum (28171)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Italy (Umbria) C. demersum (51757 51758)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Thuringia) C. submersum, C. demersum (22781)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Thuringen) C. protanaiticum (22783)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117India (Kashmir) C. demersum (224612 224751)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) C. demersum (93677)