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Amiurus

Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Siluridae

Taxonomy
Amiurus was named by Rafinesque.

It was assigned to Nematognathi by Cope (1891); and to Siluridae by Lambe (1908).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Amiurus Cope p. 3
1908Amiurus Lambe

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otocephala
superorderOstariophysiJordan and Evermann 1896
—Otophysi
—Siluriphysi
orderSiluriformes
suborderSiluroidei
familySiluridaeCuvier 1816
genusAmiurusRafinesque

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. †Amiurus Rafinesque
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†Amiurus cancellatus Cope 1891
†Amiurus maconnellii Cope 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:43:11
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:34:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Chadronian or 37.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) A. cancellatus, A. maconnellii (101961)