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Vidalamia

Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Amiidae

Taxonomy
Vidalamia was named by White and Moy-Thomas (1941). Its type is Vidalia catalunica. It is the type genus of Vidalamiinae, Vidalamiini.

It was assigned to Vidalamiini by Grande and Bemis (1998).

Synonyms
  • Vidalia was named by Sauvage (1903).

    It was replaced with Vidalamia by White and Moy-Thomas (1903).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Vidalia Sauvage
1941Vidalamia White and Moy-Thomas
1998Vidalamia Grande and Bemis p. 341

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
orderAmiiformesHay 1929
familyAmiidae
subfamilyVidalamiinae
tribeVidalamiini
genusVidalamiaWhite and Moy-Thomas 1941

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. †Vidalamia White and Moy-Thomas 1941
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Vidalamia catalunica Sauvage 1903
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Invalid names: Amia montsechensis Lange 1968 [synonym], Megalurus sauvagei Vidal 1915 [synonym]
Invalid names: Vidalia Sauvage 1903 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: piscivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:51:40
Modified: 2013-12-06 11:51:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Barremian or 130.00000 to 125.45000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) V. catalunica (28006)