Order Amiiformes Hay 1929 (bowfin)
PaleoDB taxon number: 35190
Parent taxon: Holostei according to R. Betancur-R et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Aspidorhynchoidea, Chilingosaurus chingshankouensis, Dapediidae, Gigantodontidae, Ginglymodi, Lepidotidae, Pholidophoroidea, Pycnodontoidea, Sangiorgioichthys, Semionotoidea, Ticinolepis
Subtaxa: Ainia, Amiidae, Amioidea, Amioidei, Aphanepygus, Caturidae, Caturoidea, Eusemius, Ionoscopus, Leedsichthys, Oligopleura, Otomitla, Palaeolabridae, Sinoeugnathus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-piscivore