Sardinella Cuvier and Valenciennes 1847 (herring)

Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei

Alternative spelling: Clupea (Sardinella)

Parent taxon: Clupeinae according to O. Kovalchuk et al. 2020

See also Constantin 1999, Danil'chenko 1960, Danil'chenko 1967, de Beaufort 1926, Přikryl et al. 2016, Schwarzhans 2019, Sepkoski 2002 and Steurbaut 1984

Sister taxa: Clupeonella, Ellimma, Harengula, Maicopiella, Rupelia, Sprattus

Subtaxa: Clupea (Sardinella) brouweri Sardinella claviformis Sardinella daguini Sardinella denticulata Sardinella lintriculus Sardinella miyanoshitaensis Sardinella sardinites

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Greece (1 collection), Japan (1)

• Pliocene of United States (1: Florida)

• Miocene of Azerbaijan (3), Indonesia (1), Japan (2), New Zealand (1), the Russian Federation (1)

• Oligocene of Azerbaijan (1), Georgia (1), Germany (1), Romania (1)

Total: 15 collections including 16 occurrences

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