| "Mimia" | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Genus: | Mimia Gardiner & Bartram 1977 |
Mimia is a prehistoric genus of very primitive ray-finned fishes.[1]
It was proposed as a distinct taxon by Gardiner & Bartram in 1977. But its genus name is not valid and will eventually be changed. It is a junior homonym of the skipper butterfly genus Mimia which was already established by Evans in 1953. The adult is as big as a child's thumb.
Ligulalepis might be the correct name, or a related but distinct genus.