†Amiopsis damoni Egerton 1858 (bowfin)

Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Amiidae

Alternative combination: Megalurus damoni

Synonym: Megalurus austeni Egerton 1858

Belongs to Amiopsis according to L. Grande and W. E. Bemis 1998

Sister taxa: Amiopsis dolloi, Amiopsis lepidota, Amiopsis prisca, Amiopsis woodwardi, Megalurus parvus

Type specimens:

  • Amiopsis damoni: BMNH P.3660, P.563, a skeleton
  • Megalurus austeni:

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-piscivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Amiopsis damoni in the database

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