Dussumieriidae
Sign in to saveDussumieriidae is a family of clupeiform fishes popularly called the "round herrings". It is now recognized by FishBase as a family in its own right; it had been considered to be a subfamily of Clupeidae. It contains two extant genera, and some potential fossil genera. Possibly the earliest record of the group is Nardoclupea from the Campanian of Italy.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderClupeiformes
- FamilyDussumieriidae
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Dussumieriidae is a family of clupeiform fishes popularly called the "round herrings". It is now recognized by FishBase as a family in its own right; it had been considered to be a subfamily of Clupeidae. It contains two extant genera, and some potential fossil genera. Possibly the earliest record of the group is Nardoclupea from the Campanian of Italy.
The following genera are known: Dussumieria Valenciennes, 1847 Etrumeus Bleeker, 1853 †Paretrumeus Daniltshenko, 1980 (Oligocene of North Caucasus, Russia) †Trollichthys Marramà & Carnevale, 2014 (Early Eocene of Italy)
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