Xyne

Extinct genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Xyne is an extinct genus of prehistoric herring that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch.[1] Fossils are known from the Dicalite Quarry and Diatom Hill in California.[2]

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Xyne
Temporal range: Upper Miocene[1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Genus: Xyne
Gilbert, 1919
Species:
X. grex
Binomial name
Xyne grex
Gilbert, 1919
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(Species)

  • Xyne fitgeri Jordan & Gilbert, 1920
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