Amiiformes

Amiiformes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Subclass:	Neopterygii
Infraclass:	Holostei
Order:	Amiiformes[1] O. P. Hay, 1929
Families
See text

The Amiiformes order of fish has only one extant species, the bowfin (Amia calva).

Taxonomy

Amiiformes Hay 1929

• Superfamily Amioidea Bonaparte 1838
  • Family Amiidae Bonaparte 1837
    • Subfamily Amiinae Bonaparte 1837
      • Genus Amia Linnaeus 1766
      • Genus Cyclurus Agassiz 1836 (synonyms = Kindleia, Paramiatus, Stylomyleodon)
      • Genus Pseudamiatus Whitley
    • Subfamily Amiopsinae Grande and Bemis 1998
      • Genus Amiopsis Kner 1863 (type) (synonym = Urocles)
    • Subfamily Solnhofenamiinae Grande and Bemis 1998
      • Genus Solnhofenamia Grande and Bemis 1998 (type)
    • Subfamily Vidalamiinae Grande and Bemis 1998
      • Tribe Calamopleurini Grande and Bemis 1998
        • Genus Calamopleurus Agassiz 1841 (synonyms = Enneles)
        • Genus Maliamia Patterson and Longbottom 1989
      • Tribe Vidalamiini Grande and Bemis 1998
        • Genus Melvius Bryant 1987
        • Genus Pachyamia Chalifa and Tchernov 1982
        • Genus Vidalamia White and Moy-Thomas 1941 (homonym = Vidalia Sauvage 1903)
        • Genus Nipponamia Yabumoto 1994
  • Family Furidae Jordan 1923
    • Genus Caturus Agassiz 1834 (synonyms = Conodus, Ditaxiodus, Endactis, Strobilodus, Thlattodus)(homonym = Uraeus Agassiz 1833)
    • Genus Heterolepidotus Egerton 1872 (synonyms = Brachyichthys, Eulepidotus)
    • Genus Osteorachis Egerton 1868
  • Family Paracentrophoridae Obruchev 1964
    • Genus Paracentrophorus Piveteau 1941
  • Family Promecosominidae Wade 1941
    • Genus Promecosomina Wade 1935

Timeline of genera

References

1. "Amiiformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 15, 2012.

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