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Amiidae
Taxonomy
Amiidae was named by Huxley (1861). It is extant. Its type is Amia.
It was reranked as the suborder Amiadae by Huxley (1861), Huxley (1861).
It was assigned to Ganoidei by Huxley (1861), Huxley (1861); to Halecomorphi by Hay (1902); to Protospondyli by Woodward (1895), Lambe (1908); to Halecomorphi by Jordan (1963); to Holostei by Normark et al. (1991); to Holostei by Friedman et al. (2010); to Amioidea by Gardiner (1960), Grande and Bemis (1998), Kriwet (2005), Bogan et al. (2010); to Amioidei by Casier (1966), Case and Schwimmer (1988), Nelson et al. (2016); and to Amiiformes by Estes (1964), Beltan (1984), Bryant (1989), Weems (1999), Peng et al. (2001), Pearson et al. (2002), Betancur et al. (2013), Carnevale and Godfrey (2018), Novas et al. (2019).
It was reranked as the suborder Amiadae by Huxley (1861), Huxley (1861).
It was assigned to Ganoidei by Huxley (1861), Huxley (1861); to Halecomorphi by Hay (1902); to Protospondyli by Woodward (1895), Lambe (1908); to Halecomorphi by Jordan (1963); to Holostei by Normark et al. (1991); to Holostei by Friedman et al. (2010); to Amioidea by Gardiner (1960), Grande and Bemis (1998), Kriwet (2005), Bogan et al. (2010); to Amioidei by Casier (1966), Case and Schwimmer (1988), Nelson et al. (2016); and to Amiiformes by Estes (1964), Beltan (1984), Bryant (1989), Weems (1999), Peng et al. (2001), Pearson et al. (2002), Betancur et al. (2013), Carnevale and Godfrey (2018), Novas et al. (2019).
Subtaxa
Amia (syn. Amiatus) (type genus), Amiinae, Amiopsinae, Guizhouamia, Lehmanamia, Liodesmus, Nipponamia, Paleamia, Pappichthys, Protamia, Solnhofenamiinae, Vidalamiinae
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1861 | Amiadae Huxley p. 23 |
| 1861 | Amiidae Huxley p. 23 |
| 1895 | Amiidae Woodward p. 360 |
| 1902 | Amiidae Hay p. 380 |
| 1908 | Amiidae Lambe |
| 1923 | Amiatidae Jordan |
| 1960 | Amiidae Gardiner p. 370 |
| 1963 | Amiidae Jordan p. 616 |
| 1964 | Amiidae Estes p. 29 |
| 1966 | Amiidae Casier p. 107 |
| 1981 | Paleamia Jonet |
| 1981 | Paleamia cenomaniensis Jonet |
| 1984 | Amiidae Beltan p. 125 |
| 1988 | Amiidae Case and Schwimmer p. 299 |
| 1989 | Amiidae Bryant p. 22 |
| 1991 | Amiidae Normark et al. p. 829 |
| 1998 | Amiidae Grande and Bemis p. 31 |
| 1999 | Amiidae Weems p. 55 |
| 2001 | Amiidae Peng et al. p. 14 |
| 2002 | Amiidae Pearson et al. p. 154 |
| 2005 | Amiidae Kriwet p. 101 |
| 2010 | Amiidae Bogan et al. p. 164 |
| 2010 | Amiidae Friedman et al. p. S32 |
| 2013 | Amiidae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Amiidae Nelson et al. p. 126 |
| 2018 | Amiidae Carnevale and Godfrey p. 164 |
| 2019 | Amiidae Novas et al. p. 222 |
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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 fragosa Jordan 1927
†Amia hesperia Wilson 1982
†Amia pattersoni Grande and Bemis 1998
†Amia uintaensis Leidy 1873
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 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]
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 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. †Liodesmus Wagner 1859
G. †Pappichthys
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]
Tr. †Vidalamiini Grande and Bemis 1998
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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
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Longobardian to the top of the Holocene or 242.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 235.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 235.0 Ma
Collections (409 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Longobardian | China (Guizhou) | Guizhouamia bellula (146379) | |
| Kimmeridgian | Portugal (Leiria) | Amiidae indet. (24563) | |
| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Solnhofenamia elongata (154138) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Amiidae indet. (164377) | |
| Neocomian | Japan (Fukuoka) | Nipponamia satoi (145243) | |
| Valanginian | USA (Utah) | Amia sp. (27017) | |
| Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian | Spain (Aragón) | Amiidae indet. (84212) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Spain (Aragón) | Amiidae indet. (28196) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Spain (Teruel) | Amiidae indet. (67985) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | Spain (Cuenca) | Amiidae indet., Amiopsinae indet. (61889) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | Thailand (Changwat) | Vidalamiinae indet. (201767) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) | Amiopsis sp., Vidalamia catalunica, Urocles woodwardi (28006) | |
| Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian | Belgium (Sauerland) | Amiopsis dolloi, Amiopsis lata (22645) | |
| Aptian - Albian | USA (Wyoming) | Amiidae indet. A, Vidalamiinae indet. (137567 137577) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | USA (Texas) | Melvius sp. (14408) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Pernambuco) | Calamopleurus cylindricus (193049 193050 193051) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | USA (Maryland) | Vidalamiinae indet. (14376) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian | Brazil (Pernacumbo) | Callamopleurus sp. (165422) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian | USA (Texas) | Amiidae indet. (14375) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian | USA (Oklahoma) | Amiidae indet. (14392) | |