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Amyzon (genus)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Catostomidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Subfamily
  
Ictiobinae

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Similar
  
Jianghanichthys, Carpiodes, Erimyzon, Chasmistes, Catostomidae

Amyzon is an extinct genus belonging to the sucker family Catostomidae first described in 1872 by E. D. Cope. There are 4 valid species in the genus. Amyzon are found in North American fossil sites dated from the Early Eocene in Washington USA, and several Early Eocene sites in British Columbia Canada including the McAbee Fossil Beds, Driftwood Canyon, and the Horsefly Beds, as well as Early Oligocene sites in Nevada USA.

Species

There are currently four valid species included in Amyzon with up to seven species having been described.

  • A. aggregatum (Wilson, 1977) Early Eocene, Horsefly Beds, Horsefly, B.C.
  • A. brevipinne (Cope, 1894) Early Eocene, Allenby Formation, Tulameen River, near Princeton, B.C.
  • A. commune (Cope, 1874) late Eocene Florissant Formation, Colorado
  • A. mentale (Cope, 1872) Oligocene, Osino Oil Shales, Nevada
  • A. gosiutensis Grande, Eastman, and Cavender, 1982 Eocene Green River Formation, Wyoming, Jr synonym of A. aggregatum
  • A. pandatum Cope, 1874 Eocene Florissant Formation, Jr synonym of A. commune
  • A. fusiforme Cope, 1875 Eocene Florissant Formation, Jr synonym of A. commune

    • References

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