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Lepidoclupea renga

Osteichthyes - Clupeiformes - Dussumieriidae

Taxonomy
Lepidoclupea renga was named by Calzoni et al. (2026) [urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:C9D6C9AA-A7FF-447C-8BDF-D343B62EAE0D]. Its type specimen is IGVR 64083–67873, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Lepidoclupea.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2026Lepidoclupea renga Calzoni et al. p. 13 figs. Figs 7-9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Otomorpha
superorderClupei
orderClupeiformesBleeker 1859
suborderClupeoidei(Bleeker 1859)
familyDussumieriidae
genusLepidoclupea
speciesrenga

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Lepidoclupea renga Calzoni et al. 2026
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Calzoni et al. 2026Small-sized Dussumieriidae characterized by the following combination of features: slender and tapered body; head length approximately one fourth of SL (26.3% of SL); mouth terminal with numerous, minute and sharp teeth on both jaws; presence of teeth on the endopterygoid; pre- and postpelvic abdominal scutes absent; 39–40 (17 + 22–23) vertebrae; caudal skeleton with six hypurals, three epurals; and remarkable hypurostegy; deeply forked caudal fin with
19 principal caudal-fin rays; dorsal fin small, inserting at about mid-length of the body, containing 12 rays; anal fin small, inserting in the last fourth of the body, containing 13–16 rays; 10–12 pectoral-fin rays; pelvic-fin origin below the midlength of the dorsal-fin base; seven pelvic-fin rays.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:03:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:03:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy (Verona) Lepidoclupea renga (190957)