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Ceratophyllum demersum

Angiospermae - Ceratophyllales - Ceratophyllaceae

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. lesii, C. salmense, C. soetenicum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Ceratophyllum demersum Linnaeus
1976Ceratophyllum demersum Lakhanpal et al.

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

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.

Ceratophyllum demersum Linnaeus 1753
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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: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation (Tomsk) Ceratophyllum demersum (23907)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Germany (North Rhine) Ceratophyllum demersum (28046)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation (Omsk) Ceratophyllum demersum (24098 24286 24317)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6France (Elsass) Ceratophyllum demersum (21222)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Germany (North Rhine) Ceratophyllum demersum (28134)
Zanclean - Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Germany (North Rhine) Ceratophyllum demersum (28171)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Italy (Umbria) Ceratophyllum demersum (51757 51758)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Thuringia) Ceratophyllum demersum (22781)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117India (Kashmir) Ceratophyllum demersum (224612 224751)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Ceratophyllum demersum (93677)