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Amiidae

Osteichthyes - Amiiformes - Amiidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Amiadae Huxley p. 23
1861Amiidae Huxley p. 23
1895Amiidae Woodward p. 360
1902Amiidae Hay p. 380
1908Amiidae Lambe
1923Amiidae Gregory p. 238
1923Amiatidae Jordan
1960Amiidae Gardiner p. 370
1963Amiidae Jordan p. 616
1964Amiidae Estes p. 29
1966Amiidae Casier p. 107
1977Amiidae Patterson and Rosen p. 163
1981Paleamia Jonet
1981Paleamia cenomaniensis Jonet
1983Amiidae Lauder and Liem p. 103
1984Amiidae Beltan p. 125
1984Amiidae Grande p. 165
1988Amiidae Case and Schwimmer p. 299
1989Amiidae Bryant p. 22
1991Amiidae Normark et al. p. 829
1998Amiidae Grande and Bemis p. 31
1999Amiidae Weems p. 55
2001Amiidae Peng et al. p. 14
2002Amiidae Pearson et al. p. 154
2005Amiidae Kriwet p. 101
2008Amiidae Brito et al.
2010Amiidae Bogan et al. p. 164
2010Amiidae Friedman et al. p. S32
2013Amiidae Betancur et al.
2016Amiidae Nelson et al. p. 126
2017Amiidae MartÍn-Abad and Poyato-Ariza p. 606
2018Amiidae Carnevale and Godfrey p. 164
2019Amiidae Novas et al. p. 222
2019Amiidae van der Laan p. 56

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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
familyAmiidae

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.

Fm. Amiidae Huxley 1861
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G. Amia Linnaeus 1766 [bowfin]
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Amia calva Linnaeus 1766 [bowfin]
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Invalid names: Amia reticulata Lesuer 1846 [synonym]
†Amia efremovi Sytchevskaya 1981
†Amia fragosa Jordan 1927
†Amia hesperia Wilson 1982
†Amia pattersoni Grande and Bemis 1998
†Amia scutata Cope 1875
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Invalid names: Amia dictyocephala Cope 1875 [synonym]
†Amia uintaensis Leidy 1873
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Invalid names: Pappichthys medius Cope 1884 [synonym]
Invalid names: Amia robusta Priem 1901 [nomen dubium], Amiatus Rafinesque 1815 [synonym]
Subfm. Amiinae Bonaparte 1837
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G. †Cyclurus Agassiz 1839
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†Cyclurus efremovi Sytchevskaya 1981
†Cyclurus fragosus Jordan 1927
†Cyclurus gurleyi Russell and Fryxell 1928
†Cyclurus ignotus Blainville 1818
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Invalid names: Amia laticaudata Agassiz 1843 [synonym], Amia munieri Priem 1911 [synonym]
†Cyclurus kehreri Andreae 1893
†Cyclurus macrocephalus Reuss 1844
†Cyclurus minor Agassiz 1839
†Cyclurus oligocenicus Winkler 1880
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Invalid names: Notaeus longistriatus Winkler 1880 [synonym]
†Cyclurus valenciennesi Agassiz 1839
Invalid names: Amia chinzhalensis Sytchevskaya 1986 [nomen dubium], Amia russelli Janot 1966 [nomen dubium], Kindleia Jordan 1927 [synonym], Paramiatus Romer and Fryxell 1928 [synonym], Stylomyleodon Russell 1928 [synonym], Stylomyleodon lacus Russell 1928 [nomen dubium]
G. †Pseudamiatus Whitley
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†Pseudamiatus heintzi Whitley 1954
Invalid names: Pseudamia Lehman 1951 [replaced]
Invalid names: Amia (Protamia) gracilis Leidy 1873 [nomen dubium], Amia (Protamia) media Leidy 1873 [nomen dubium], Amia (Protamia) uintaensis Leidy 1873 [nomen dubium], Amia anglica Newton 1899 [nomen dubium], Amia colenutti Newton 1899 [nomen dubium], Amia depressus Marsh 1871 [nomen dubium], Amia eocena Owen 1884 [nomen dubium], Amia exilis Lambe 1908 [nomen dubium], Amia furiosa Sytchevskaya 1986 [nomen dubium], Amia lemoinei Leriche 1900 [nomen dubium], Amia limosa Nessov 1985 [nomen dubium], Amia macrospondyla Cope 1891 [nomen dubium], Amia morini Priem 1911 [nomen dubium], Amia newberrianus Marsh 1871 [nomen dubium], Amia semimarina Nessov 1985 [nomen dubium], Amia strigasa Sytchevskaya 1986 [nomen dubium], Amia whiteavesiana Cope 1891 [nomen dubium], Pappichthys barroisi Leriche 1900 [nomen dubium], Pappichthys corsonii Cope 1873 [nomen dubium], Pappichthys laevis Cope 1873 [nomen dubium], Pappichthys mongoliensis Hussakof 1932 [nomen dubium], Pappichthys plicatus Cope 1873 [nomen dubium], Pappichthys sclerops Cope 1873 [nomen dubium], Pappichthys symphysis Cope 1873 [nomen dubium]
Subfm. †Amiopsinae Grande and Bemis 1998
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G. †Amiopsis Kner 1863
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†Amiopsis damoni Egerton 1858
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Invalid names: Megalurus austeni Egerton 1858 [synonym]
†Amiopsis dolloi Traquair 1911
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Invalid names: Amiopsis lata Traquair 1911 [synonym]
†Amiopsis lepidota Agassiz 1833
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Invalid names: Megalurus brevicostatus Agassiz 1834 [synonym], Megalurus grandis Wagner 1863 [synonym]
†Amiopsis prisca Kner 1863
†Amiopsis woodwardi Sauvage 1903
Invalid names: Urocles Jordan 1918 [synonym]
G. †Guizhouamia Liu et al. 2002
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†Guizhouamia bellula Liu et al. 2002
G. †Hispanamia MartÍn-Abad and Poyato-Ariza 2017
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†Hispanamia newbreyi MartÍn-Abad and Poyato-Ariza 2017
G. †Lehmanamia Casier 1966
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†Lehmanamia sheppeyensis Casier 1966
G. †Liodesmus Wagner 1863
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†Liodesmus gracilis Agassiz 1838
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Invalid names: Megalurus intermedius Wagner 1851 [synonym]
†Liodesmus sprattiformis Wagner 1863
G. †Nipponamia Yabumoto 1994
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†Nipponamia satoi Yabumoto 1994
G. †Notaeus Agassiz 1843
G. †Protamia Leidy 1873
Subfm. †Solnhofenamiinae Grande and Bemis 1998
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G. †Solnhofenamia Grande and Bemis 1998
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†Solnhofenamia elongata Agassiz 1839
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Invalid names: Urocles altivelis Wagner 1863 [synonym], Urocles elegantissimus Wagner 1863 [synonym], Urocles polyspondylus Wagner 1851 [synonym]
Subfm. †Vidalamiinae Grande and Bemis 1998
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Tr. †Calamopleurini Grande and Bemis 1998
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G. †Calamopleurus Agassiz 1843
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†Calamopleurus cylindricus Agassiz 1841
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Invalid names: Enneles audax Jordan and Branner 1908 [synonym]
†Calamopleurus mawsoni Woodward 1902
Invalid names: Enneles Jordan and Branner 1908 [synonym]
G. †Maliamia Patterson and Longbottom 1989
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†Maliamia gigas Patterson and Longbottom 1989
G. †Melvius Bryant 1988
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†Melvius chauliodous Hall and Wolberg 1989
†Melvius thomasi Bryant 1988
Tr. †Vidalamiini Grande and Bemis 1998
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G. †Cratoamia Brito et al. 2008
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†Cratoamia gondwanica Brito et al. 2008
G. †Pachyamia Chalifa and Tchernov 1982
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†Pachyamia latimaxillaris Chalifa and Tchernov 1982
†Pachyamia mexicana Grande and Bemis 1998
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]
Invalid names: Amiatidae Jordan 1923 [synonym], Paleamia Jonet 1981 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available