Amia calva Linnaeus 1766 (bowfin)
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Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Amiidae
Synonym: Amia reticulata Lesuer 1846
Belongs to Amia according to M. Friedman et al. 2010
See also Carnevale and Godfrey 2018 and Grande and Bemis 1998
Sister taxa: Amia fragosa, Amia hesperia, Amia pattersoni, Amia robusta, Amia scutata, Amia uintaensis
Type specimens:
- Amia calva: LS128, a partial skeleton
- Amia reticulata:
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-piscivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (7: Florida, Georgia)
• Miocene of United States (3: Florida, Kansas, Nebraska)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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