†family Clupavidae (herring)
Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Parent taxon: Clupeoidei according to L. Grande 1982
See also Cavin 1999
Sister taxa: Ancylostylidae, Chirocentridae, Clupeidae, Clupeoidea, Cromeriidae, Dorosomidae, Dussumieriidae, Engraulidae, Engrauloidea, Erythrinolepidae, Macristiidae, Notogoneidae, Pristigasteridae
Subtaxa: Lusitanichthys
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Morocco (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence