†Opisthonema palosverdensis David 1943 (herring)
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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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