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
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