Xyrinius barbarae Jordan and Gilbert 1919

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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