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Cyperites
Taxonomy
Cyperites was named by Lindley and Hutton (1832). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Cyperites bicarinata.
It was assigned to Cyperaceae by Ettinghausen (1880); to Lycopodophyta by Andrews (1970); and to Plantae by Tidwell et al. (1992).
It was assigned to Cyperaceae by Ettinghausen (1880); to Lycopodophyta by Andrews (1970); and to Plantae by Tidwell et al. (1992).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1832 | Cyperites Lindley and Hutton |
| 1880 | Cyperites Ettinghausen p. 393 |
| 1970 | Cyperites Andrews |
| 1992 | Cyperites Tidwell et al. p. 1018 |
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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.
G. †Cyperites Lindley and Hutton 1832
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†Cyperites bicarinata Lindley and Hutton 1832
†Cyperites eocenicus Ettinghausen and Gardner 1879
†Cyperites forbesii Heer 1862
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Mississippian to the top of the Ypresian or 330.90000 to 47.80000 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippian | USA (West Virginia) | C. bicarinatus (12694) | |
| Carboniferous | USA (Illinois) | C. sp. (12919) | |
| Carboniferous | USA (Georgia) | C. sp. (12697) | |
| Late/Upper Mississippian - Early/Lower Pennsylvanian | USA (Arizona) | C. sp. (92397) | |
| Bashkirian | Ukraine | C. sp. (228669) | |
| Westphalian A | United Kingdom (Lancashire) | C. sp. (172765) | |
| Westphalian A | United Kingdom (England) | C. sp. (124367) | |
| Westphalian D | United Kingdom (Somerset) | C. sp. (231852) | |
| Late/Upper Pennsylvanian | USA (Utah) | C. bicarinatus (11169) | |
| Stephanian A | USA (Ohio) | C. sp. (11188) | |
| Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | C. eocenicus (22811) |