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Amiopsinae

Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Amiidae

Taxonomy
Amiopsinae was named by Grande and Bemis (1998). Its type is Amiopsis.

It was assigned to Amiidae by Grande and Bemis (1998).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Amiopsinae Grande and Bemis p. 483

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
orderAmiiformesHay 1929
familyAmiidae
subfamilyAmiopsinae
subfamilyAmiopsinae

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.

Subfm. †Amiopsinae Grande and Bemis 1998
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G. †Amiopsis Kner 1863
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Amiopsis damoni Egerton 1858
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Invalid names: Megalurus austeni Egerton 1858 [synonym]
Amiopsis dolloi Traquair 1911
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Invalid names: Amiopsis lata Traquair 1911 [synonym]
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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: piscivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:51:40
Modified: 2013-12-06 11:51:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Cenomanian or 129.40000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain (Cuenca) Amiopsinae indet. (61889)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) Amiopsis sp., Urocles woodwardi (28006)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46Belgium (Sauerland) Amiopsis dolloi, Amiopsis lata (22645)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Slovenia Amiopsis prisca (144686)