†Etringus scintillans Jordan 1907 (herring)
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Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Full reference: D. S. Jordan. 1907. The fossil fishes of California, with supplementary notes on other species of extinct fishes. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 5(7):95-144
Belongs to Etringus according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012
See also David 1943, Jordan 1907, Jordan 1919 and Jordan 1921
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Soledad Pass, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in California
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (9: California collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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