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Protamia

Osteichthyes - Amiiformes - Amiidae

Taxonomy
Amia (Protamia) was named by Leidy (1873).

It was reranked as Protamia by Estes (1964), Russell (1967); it was synonymized subjectively with Amia by Hay (1902), Estes (1976).

It was assigned to Amia by Leidy (1873); and to Amiidae by Estes (1964), Russell (1967).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Amia (Protamia) Leidy p. 97
1964Protamia Estes p. 41
1967Protamia Russell p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
orderAmiiformesHay 1929
suborderAmioidei
familyAmiidae
genusProtamia()

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. †Protamia Leidy 1873
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Diagnosis
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