Santanaclupea

Santanaclupea is an extinct genus of clupeiform fish[1] from the Romualdo Formation (formerly a member of the then Santana Formation, now Santana Group) of Brazil.[2] It is named after Santana do Cariri, the town that the Santana Formation is named after and Clupea, Latin for small river fish. The type species of the genus is Santanaclupea silvasantosi, which was named in honor of Prof. Rubens de Silva Santos.[2]

Santanaclupea
Temporal range: Aptian
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Santanaclupea

Maisey, 1993
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S. silvasantosi
Binomial name
Santanaclupea silvasantosi
Maisey, 1993

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