†Sahelinia Arambourg 1927 (herring)
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Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Full reference: C. Arambourg. 1927. Les Poissons fossiles d'Oran. Materiaux Pour la Carte Geologique de l'Algerie, 1re Serie, Paleontologie 6:1-298
Parent taxon: Dussumieriinae according to C. Arambourg 1927
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Azalois, Etrumeus, Lygisma, Smithites, Sternbergia
Subtaxa: Sahelinia gregaria
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Algeria (2 collections), Italy (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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