Brevoortia Gill 1861 (herring)

Osteichthyes - Clupeiformes - Clupeidae

Parent taxon: Clupeidae according to C. Arambourg 1927

Sister taxa: Alisea, Alosa, Anchoa, Audenaerdia, Bolcaichthys, Chasmoclupea, Clupea, Clupeidarum, Clupeinae, Dorosomatinae, Dussumieria, Ehiravinae, Eoalosa, Epelichthys, Etringus, Ganoessus, Hypsospondylus, Nolfia, Opisthonema, Pellonula, Pellonulinae, Pomolobus, Quisque, Sardina, Sardinops, Sarmatella, Spratelloides, Trollichthys, Waihaoclupea, Wisslerius, Xenophanis, Xenothrissa, Xyne, Xyrinius

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection), United States (2: Maryland, Virginia)

• Miocene of Algeria (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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