Protoclupea
Extinct genus of ray-finned fishes
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Protoclupea is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish that lived from the Oxfordian to the early Tithonian stage of the Late Jurassic epoch.[1] It contains one species, Protoclupea chilensis, fossils of which have been found in the Domeyko Range of Antofagasta Region, northern Chile.[2] The genus has been placed in the family Varasichthyidae together with the genera Bobbichthys, Domeykos, Luisichthys and Varasichthys.[3]
| Protoclupea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Crossognathiformes (?) |
| Family: | †Varasichthyidae |
| Genus: | †Protoclupea Arratia et al., 1975 |
| Species: | †P. chilensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Protoclupea chilensis Arratia et al., 1975 | |
