†Alosa elongata Agassiz 1842 (herring)
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Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1842. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome V (14me livraison)
Belongs to Alosa according to T. Argyriou 2022
See also Agassiz 1842, Agassiz 1843, Arambourg 1927, Gaudant et al. 1996, Sauvage 1870 and Sauvage 1873
Sister taxa: Alosa bohemica, Alosa crassa, Alosa ganolytoides, Alosa genuina, Alosa numidica, Alosa paulicrenata, Alosa renoui, Alosa sagorensis, Alosa sapidissima, Alosa sculptata, Alosa tanaica
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Greece (1 collection)
• Miocene of Algeria (6), Italy (7)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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