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Cyprinion

Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae

Taxonomy
Cyprinion was named by Heckel (1843). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cyprinidae by Argyriou (2022).

Species
C. macrostomum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Cyprinion Heckel
2022Cyprinion Argyriou p. 105

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otocephala
superorderOstariophysiJordan and Evermann 1896
—Otophysi
superorderCyprinae
orderCypriniformesBleeker 1859
familyCyprinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusCyprinionHeckel 1843

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. Cyprinion Heckel 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:40:14
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:32:02
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Greece (Lesvos) C. sp. (186558)