†family Clupavidae Bertin and Arambourg 1958 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Teleostei - Clupavidae

Parent taxon: Otomorpha according to R. van der Laan 2019

See also Cavin 1999 and Grande 1982

Sister taxa: Alepocephali, Clupei, Ganolytidae, Ostariophysi

Subtaxa: Clupavus Lusitanichthys

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Type: Clupavus

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Italy (3 collections), Morocco (2)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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