Scombroclupea occidentalis Giersch et al. 2011 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Teleostei

Full reference: S. Giersch, E. Frey, W. Stinnesbeck, C. Ifrim, and J. M. Padilla Gutierrez. 2011. Scombroclupea occidentalis sp. nov. (Clupeiformes, Teleostei) from the Cenomanian (Cretaceous) Plattenkalk deposits of NE Mexico. Swiss Journal of Geosciences 104:S73-S84

Belongs to Scombroclupea according to S. Giersch et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Scombroclupea diminuta, Scombroclupea gaudryi, Scombroclupea javieri, Scombroclupea macrophthalma, Scombroclupea scutata

Type specimen: CPC-433, a skeleton. Its type locality is Loma La Mula, which is in a Cenomanian/Cenomanian offshore lime mudstone in Mexico.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Loma La Mula

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