Family Chirocentridae Cuvier and Valenciennes 1846 (herring)

Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei

Parent taxon: Clupeoidei according to R. Betancur et al. 2013

See also Case and Schwimmer 1988, Grande 1982, Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Nelson et al. 2016 and Woodward 1901

Sister taxa: Ancylostylidae, Clupavidae, Clupeidae, Clupeoidea, Cromeriidae, Dorosomidae, Dussumieriidae, Engraulidae, Engrauloidea, Erythrinolepidae, Macristiidae, Notogoneidae, Pristigasteridae

Subtaxa: Chirocentrus Platinx Spathodactylus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (1 collection), Turkmenistan (1)

• Cretaceous of Croatia (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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