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Subfamily Amiinae Bonaparte 1837 (bowfin)

Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Amiidae

Parent taxon: Amiidae according to J. W. Hoganson et al. 2019

See also Grande and Bemis 1998

Sister taxa: Amia, Amiopsinae, Guizhouamia, Lehmanamia, Liodesmus, Nipponamia, Paleamia, Pappichthys, Protamia, Solnhofenamiinae, Vidalamiinae

Subtaxa: Amia (Protamia) gracilis Amia (Protamia) media Amia (Protamia) uintaensis Amia anglica Amia colenutti Amia depressus Amia eocena Amia exilis Amia furiosa Amia lemoinei Amia limosa Amia macrospondyla Amia morini Amia newberrianus Amia semimarina Amia strigasa Amia whiteavesiana Cyclurus Pappichthys barroisi Pappichthys corsonii Pappichthys laevis Pappichthys mongoliensis Pappichthys plicatus Pappichthys sclerops Pappichthys symphysis Pseudamiatus

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Type: Amia

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-piscivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of France (1 collection)

• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), France (1), Germany (6), United States (2: Utah, Wyoming), Vietnam (1)

• Paleocene of Canada (1: Alberta), Romania (1), United States (8: Montana, Wyoming)

• Cretaceous of Canada (35: Alberta, Nunavut, Saskatchewan), United States (83: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming), Uzbekistan (7)

Total: 147 collections including 149 occurrences

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