Amiiformes

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Amiiformes Rank Order		Infraclass Holostei Phylum Chordata Subclass Neopterygii

Similar Percopsiformes, Gonorynchiformes, Notacanthiformes, Amiidae, Elopiformes

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

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