†family Paraclupeidae Chang and Chou 1977 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Ellimmichthyiformes - Paraclupeidae

Parent taxon: Ellimmichthyiformes according to G. Marramà and G. Carnevale 2023

See also Alvarado-Ortega and Ovalles-Damián 2008, Bannikov 2015, Forey et al. 2003 and Nelson et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Armigatidae, Armigatoidei, Ellimmichthyidae, Ellimmichthyoidei, Horseshoeichthys, Scutatuspinosidae, Sorbinichthyidae, Sorbinichthyoidei

Subtaxa: Ellimmichthyinae Ellimminae Eoellimmichthys Paraclupeinae Thorectichthyinae Thorectichthys Triplomystus Tycheroichthys

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Type: Paraclupea

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (1 collection)

• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta), Lebanon (2), Mexico (7), Palestinian Territory (1), Spain (1)

Total: 13 collections including 15 occurrences

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