Opisthonema palosverdensis David 1943 (herring)

Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei

Full reference: L. R. David. 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California. Geological Society of America Special Paper 43:1-187

Belongs to Opisthonema according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012

See also David 1943

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is White Point, which is in a Barstovian marine shale in the Monterey Formation of California

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at White Point

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