†Sardinella miyanoshitaensis Sato and Uyeno 1999 (herring)
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Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Full reference: Y. Sato and T. Uyeno. 1999. Sardinella miyanoshitaensis, a new clupeid fish from the middle Miocene Tottori Group, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Bulletin of the Natural Science Museum, Tokyo, Series C 25(3,4):129-141
Belongs to Sardinella according to Y. Sato and T. Uyeno 1999
Sister taxa: Clupea (Sardinella) brouweri, Sardinella claviformis, Sardinella daguini, Sardinella denticulata, Sardinella lintriculus, Sardinella sardinites
Type specimen: FPMN 98047284, a skeleton
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Miyanoshita (Miocene of Japan)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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