| Santanaclupea Temporal range: Aptian | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Genus: | †Santanaclupea Maisey, 1993 |
| Type species | |
| †Santanaclupea silvasantosi Maisey, 1993 | |
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]
References
- Francisco J. De Figueiredo (2009). "A new clupeiform fish from the Lower Cretaceous (Barremian) of Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, northeastern Brazil". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 29 (4): 993–1005. Bibcode:2009JVPal..29..993D. doi:10.1671/039.029.0402. S2CID 140724954.
- John G. Maisey (November 11, 1993). "A New Clupeomorph Fish from the Santana Formation (Albian) of NE Brazil" (PDF). American Museum Novitates. American Museum of Natural History.