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Amiinae
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| Rank | subfamily (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Amiiformes : Amiidae : Amiinae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (16%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 129 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | freshwater (based on Amiinae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Amiiformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore, piscivore (based on Amiiformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. Grande and W. E. Bemis. 1998. A comprehensive phylogenetic study of amiid fishes (Amiidae) based on comparative skeletal anatomy. An empirical search for interconnected patterns of natural history. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir 4. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(1, suppl.):1-690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Amia genus | listed (PBDB) | Bowfin | 120 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant |
| Cyclurus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 124 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Pseudamiatus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1837 | Amiinae Bonaparte |
| 1871 | Amia depressus Marsh |
| 1871 | Amia newberrianus Marsh |
| 1871 | Amia depressus Marsh p. 105 |
| 1873 | Pappichthys corsonii Cope |
| 1873 | Pappichthys laevis Cope |
| 1873 | Pappichthys plicatus Cope |
| 1873 | Pappichthys sclerops Cope |
| 1873 | Pappichthys symphysis Cope |
| 1873 | Amia (Protamia) gracilis Leidy p. 98 |
| 1873 | Amia (Protamia) media Leidy p. 98 |
| 1873 | Amia (Protamia) uintaensis Leidy p. 98 |
| 1873 | Amia gracilis Leidy p. 348 |
| 1873 | Amia media Leidy p. 348 |
| 1873 | Amia uintaensis Leidy p. 348 |
| 1878 | Amia uintaensis King |
| 1884 | Lacerta eocena Owen |
| 1891 | Amia macrospondyla Cope p. 2 |
| 1891 | Amia whiteavesiana Cope p. 2 |
| 1899 | Amia anglica Newton |
| 1899 | Amia colenutti Newton |
| 1900 | Amia lemoinei Leriche |
| 1900 | Pappichthys barroisi Leriche |
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1902 | Amia depressa Hay p. 380 |
| 1902 | Amia gracilis Hay p. 381 |
| 1902 | Amia macrospondyla Hay p. 381 |
| 1902 | Amia media Hay p. 381 |
| 1902 | Amia newberriana Hay p. 381 |
| 1902 | Amia uintaensis Hay p. 381 |
| 1902 | Amia whiteavesiana Hay p. 381 |
| 1902 | Pappichthys corsoni Hay p. 381 |
| 1902 | Pappichthys laevis Hay p. 381 |
| 1902 | Pappichthys plicatus Hay p. 381 |
| 1902 | Pappichthys sclerops Hay p. 381 |
| 1908 | Amia macrospondyla Lambe |
| 1908 | Amia whiteavesiana Lambe |
| 1908 | Amia exilis Lambe p. 12 figs. Pl. 1, Figs. 1 - 6 |
| 1911 | Amia morini Priem |
| 1932 | Pappichthys mongoliensis Hussakof |
| 1937 | Amia eocena Dechaseaux |
| 1976 | Amia uintaensis Estes p. 502 |
| 1985 | Amia semimarina Nessov p. 200 |
| 1985 | Amia limosa Nessov p. 201 figs. Pl. 2:10-11 |
| 1986 | Amia furiosa Sytchevskaya |
| 1986 | Amia strigasa Sytchevskaya |
| 1998 | Amiinae Grande and Bemis p. 31 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
