†Ganolytes aphrasta Jordan 1925 (herring)
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Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Alternative combination: Xenothrissa aphrasta
Full reference: D. S. Jordan. 1925. The fossil fishes of the Miocene of Southern California. Stanford University Publications. University Series 4(1):1-51
Belongs to Ganolytes according to L. R. David 1943
See also Jordan 1925
Sister taxa: Ganolytes aratus, Ganolytes cameo, Ganolytes clepsydra
Type specimen: 607. Its type locality is Lompoc Quarry, which is in a Tortonian basinal (siliciclastic) diatomite in the Monterey Formation of California.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Lompoc Quarry
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