Alosa elongata Agassiz 1842 (herring)

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

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