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Cyclurus

Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Amiidae

Taxonomy

Cyclurus was named by Agassiz (1839). Its type is Cyclurus valenciennesii.

It was assigned to Amiinae by Grande and Bemis (1998) and Hoganson et al. (2019).

Species

Amia chinzhalensis, Amia russelli, C. efremovi, C. fragosus, C. gurleyi, C. ignotus (syn. Amia munieri, Amia laticaudata), C. kehreri, C. macrocephalus, C. minor, C. oligocenicus (syn. Notaeus longirostratus), C. valenciennesi, Stylomyleodon lacus

Synonyms

Paramiatus was named by Romer and Fryxell (1928). Its type is Paramiatus gurleyi.

It was synonymized subjectively with Cyclurus by Grande and Bemis (1998).
Paramia was named by Boreske (1974).

It was synonymized objectively with Paramiatus by Grande and Bemis (1998).
Stylomyleodon lacus was named by Russell (1928). Its type specimen is UAVP 131, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Kindleia fragosa by Estes (1964); it was considered a nomen dubium by Grande and Bemis (1998).
Amia chinzhalensis was named by Sytchevskaya (1986). Its type specimen is PIN N 3347/3001, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Grande and Bemis (1998).
Amia russelli was named by Janot (1966). Its type specimen is MNHN CRP1731, 1836, 1568, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Grande and Bemis (1998).
Kindleia was named by Jordan (1927).

It was synonymized subjectively with Cyclurus by Grande and Bemis (1998).

It was assigned to Amiidae by Estes (1964), Bryant (1989) and Pearson et al. (2002).
Stylomyleodon was named by Russell (1928).

It was synonymized subjectively with Cyclurus by Grande and Bemis (1998).

It was assigned to Amiidae by Russell (1967).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1839	Cyclurus Agassiz p. 43
1927	Kindleia Jordan p. 145
1928	Paramiatus Romer and Fryxell
1928	Stylomyleodon Russell
1928	Stylomyleodon lacus Russell
1964	Kindleia Estes p. 29
1966	Amia russelli Janot
1967	Stylomyleodon Russell p. 8
1974	Paramia Boreske
1986	Amia chinzhalensis Sytchevskaya
1989	Kindleia Bryant p. 22
1998	Cyclurus Grande and Bemis p. 31
2002	Kindleia Pearson et al. p. 154
2019	Cyclurus Hoganson et al. p. 49

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()

Rank	Name	Author
superclass	Actinopterygii	()
class	Actinopteri	()
subclass	Neopterygii	(Regan 1923)
infraclass	Holostei	(Müller 1846)
order	Amiiformes	Hay 1929
family	Amiidae
subfamily	Amiinae	Bonaparte 1837
genus	Cyclurus

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. †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 longirostratus 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]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available