Ganolytes Jordan 1919 (herring)

Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei

Synonym: Diradias Jordan 1924

Full reference: D. S. Jordan. 1919. Fossil fishes from the Soledad deposits of Southern California. Leland Stanford Junior University, University Series 3-12

Parent taxon: Clupeidae according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012

See also David 1943, Jordan 1919, Jordan 1921, Jordan 1924, Jordan 1925, Jordan and Gilbert 1919 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alisea, Alosa, Anchoa, Audenaerdia, Bolcaichthys, Brevoortia, Chasmoclupea, Clupea, Clupeidarum, Clupeinae, Dorosomatinae, Dussumieria, Ehiravinae, Eoalosa, Epelichthys, Etringus, Ganoessus, Hypsospondylus, Nolfia, Opisthonema, Pellonula, Pellonulinae, Pomolobus, Quisque, Sardina, Sardinops, Sarmatella, Spratelloides, Trollichthys, Waihaoclupea, Wisslerius, Xenophanis, Xenothrissa, Xyne, Xyrinius

Subtaxa: Ganolytes aphrasta Ganolytes aratus Ganolytes cameo Ganolytes clepsydra

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Type: Ganoessus clepsydra

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (8: California collections)

Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences

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