†Xyrinius barbarae Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Alternative combination: Ellimma barbarae
Full reference: D. S. Jordan and J. Z. Gilbert. 1919. Fossil Fishes of the Miocene (Monterey) Formations. Leland Stanford Junior University Publications, University Series 13-60
Belongs to Xyrinius according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012
See also Jordan 1921 and Jordan and Gilbert 1919
Sister taxa: Xyrinius elmodenae, Xyrinius houshi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Carpinteria, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in California
Distribution: found only at Carpinteria
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