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Amia (bowfin)

Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Amiidae

Synonyms
  • Amia robusta was named by Priem (1901). Its type specimen is MNHN 1897-15, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Grande and Bemis (1998).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Amia Linnaeus p. 500
1873Amia Leidy p. 348
1891Amia Cope p. 1
1895Amia Woodward p. 367
1901Amia robusta Priem
1902Amia Hay p. 380
1908Amia Lambe
1964Amia Estes and Tihen p. 454
1970Amia Estes and Berberian p. 3
1976Amia Estes p. 502
1978Amia Armstrong-Ziegler
1998Amia Grande and Bemis p. 31
1999Amia Weems p. 55
2010Amia Bogan et al. p. 164
2018Amia Carnevale and Godfrey p. 165

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
orderAmiiformesHay 1929
familyAmiidae
genusAmia

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. 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 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
Invalid names: Amia robusta Priem 1901 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available