A new clupeid fish (Clupeomorpha) from the Oligocene of Fayum, Egypt, with notes on some other fossil clupeomorphs

A. M. Murray, E. L. Simons, and Y. S. Attia

2005

Article

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(2):300-308

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Audenaerdia
• Audenaerdia casieri
• Chasmoclupea
• Chasmoclupea aegyptica
• Clupeocephala
• Diplomystus elberti
• Ellimma guineensis

Taxonomy:

• Audenaerdia casieri belongs to Audenaerdia - Taverne (1973)
• Chasmoclupea belongs to Clupeidae - Murray et al. (2005)
• Chasmoclupea aegyptica belongs to Chasmoclupea - Murray et al. (2005)
• Ellimmichthys goodi belongs to Ellimmichthys - Murray et al. (2005)
• Ellimma guineensis belongs to Ellimmichthys goodi - Murray et al. (2005)
• Diplomystus elberti belongs to Ellimmichthys goodi - Murray et al. (2005)
• Audenaerdia belongs to Clupeidae - Murray et al. (2005)