†Rupelia Kovalchuk et al. 2020 (herring)
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Osteichthyes - Clupeiformes - Clupeidae
Full reference: O. Kovalchuk, E. Baykina, E., K. Stefaniak, and A. Nadachowsk. 2020. A systematic revision of herrings (Teleostei, Clupeidae, Clupeinae) from the Oligocene and early Miocene from the Eastern Paratethys and the Carpathian Basin. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 40(2):e1778710
Parent taxon: Clupeinae according to O. Kovalchuk et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Clupeonella, Ellimma, Harengula, Maicopiella, Sardinella, Sprattus
Subtaxa: Rupelia rata Suchumia caucasica
Type: Sardinella rata
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Romania (3 collections), the Russian Federation (3)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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