Sprattus Girgensohn 1846 (herring)
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Osteichthyes - Clupeiformes - Clupeidae
Parent taxon: Clupeinae according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Steurbaut 1984
Sister taxa: Clupeonella, Ellimma, Harengula, Maicopiella, Rupelia, Sardinella
Subtaxa: Sprattus antipoda Sprattus arewhana
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Miocene of Italy (1), New Zealand (5)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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