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.[1] It contains two extant genera, and some potential fossil genera. Possibly the earliest record of the group is Nardoclupea from the Campanian of Italy.[2]

Round herrings
Temporal range: Ypresian to present Possibly Campanian records
D. acuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Suborder: Clupeoidei
Family: Dussumieriidae
Whitehead, 1963
Genera

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The following genera are known:

Putative fossil genera include:[2]

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Dussumieriidae". FishBase. August 2012 version.
  1. ^ "FAMILY Details for Dussumieriidae - Round herrings". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  2. ^ a b c d Marramà, Giuseppe; Carnevale, Giorgio (2014). "Eocene round herring (Teleostei: Clupeidae) from Monte Bolca, Italy". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. doi:10.4202/app.00057.2014. hdl:2318/1525495. ISSN 0567-7920.
  3. ^ Taverne, L. (2002). "Les poissons crétacés de Nardò. 12°. Nardoclupea grandei gen. et sp. nov. (Teleostei, Clupeiformes, Dussumieriinae)". Boll Mus Civico Storia Nat Verona, Geol Paleontol Preist. 26: 3.
  4. ^ Taverne, L. (2007). "Les poissons crétacés de Nardò. 26°. Un second Dussumieriinae: Portoselvaggioclupea whiteheadi gen. et sp. nov. et complément à l'étude de Pugliaclupea nolardi (Teleostei, Clupeidae)". Boll Mus Civ St Nat Verona, Sez di Geologia, Paleontologia e Preistoria. 31: 37.
  5. ^ David, Lorre R. (1946). "Some Typical Upper Eogene Fish Scales from California". Contributions to Paleontology. IV.