Amia Linnaeus 1766 (bowfin)

Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Amiidae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1766. Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. 12th edition

Parent taxon: Amiidae according to S. Bogan et al. 2010

See also Armstrong-Ziegler 1978, Carnevale and Godfrey 2018, Cope 1891, Estes 1976, Estes and Berberian 1970, Estes and Tihen 1964, Grande and Bemis 1998, Hay 1902, Lambe 1908, Leidy 1873, Weems 1999 and Woodward 1895

Sister taxa: Amiinae, Amiopsinae, Guizhouamia, Lehmanamia, Liodesmus, Nipponamia, Paleamia, Pappichthys, Protamia, Solnhofenamiinae, Vidalamiinae

Subtaxa: Amia calva Amia fragosa Amia hesperia Amia pattersoni Amia robusta Amia scutata Amia uintaensis

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Type: Melvius thomasi

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-piscivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (7: Florida, Georgia)

• Miocene of United States (14: Florida, Kansas, Maryland, Nebraska, Virginia)

• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon)

• Eocene of Belgium (1), Canada (2: British Columbia, Northwest Territories), France (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (26: Colorado, Nebraska, North Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming)

• Paleocene of Canada (1: Alberta), Kazakhstan (1), United States (5: Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming)

• Cretaceous of Argentina (1), Canada (4: Alberta, Saskatchewan), Niger (1), Portugal (1), United States (38: Colorado, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)

Total: 107 collections including 129 occurrences

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