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Empetrum

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

It was assigned to Plantae by Linnaeus (1753).

Species
E. album, E. nigrum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Empetrum Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusEmpetrum

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. Empetrum Linnaeus 1753
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Empetrum album Linnaeus 1753
Empetrum nigrum Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Langhian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 15.98000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Denmark (Jylland) E. sp. (28313)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Germany (North Rhine Westphalia) E. nigrum (27928)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Germany (North Rhine) E. nigrum (27923 27930 28053 28118)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Germany (North Rhine Westphalia) E. nigrum (27922 27929 28044)
Zanclean - Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Germany (North Rhine) E. nigrum (28171)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (North Rhine) E. nigrum (28198)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) E. nigrum (163070)