Family Engraulidae (herring)

Osteichthyes - Clupeiformes - Engraulidae

Parent taxon: Clupeoidei according to R. Betancur et al. 2013

See also Fierstine et al. 2012, Grande 1982, Jordan 1963, Nelson et al. 2016 and Nolf and Bajpai 1992

Sister taxa: Alosidae, Bolcaichthys, Chirocentridae, Clupeidae, Clupeoidea, Cromeriidae, Dorosomidae, Dussumieriidae, Engrauloidea, Macristiidae, Notogoneidae, Pristigasteridae

Subtaxa: Coilinae Engraulinae Engraulis Engraulites Stolephorus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Haweran of New Zealand (1 collection)

• Quaternary of Greece (4), Italy (1), Japan (2), United States (9: California, Louisiana)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1)

• Pliocene of Italy (6), Jamaica (1), Taiwan (3), United States (1: California)

• Miocene of Gabon (1), India (1), Panama (1)

• Eocene of Indonesia (1), Peru (1)

Total: 34 collections including 36 occurrences

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