†Smithites Jordan and Gilbert 1919 (herring)
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Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
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
Parent taxon: Dussumieriidae according to D. S. Jordan and J. Z. Gilbert 1919
Sister taxa: Azalois, Etrumeus, Lygisma, Sahelinia, Sternbergia
Subtaxa: Smithites elegans
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Bairdstown (Miocene of California)
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