Quisque
Extinct genus of prehistoric herrings
| Quisque Temporal range: Upper Miocene[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Subfamily: | Clupeinae |
| Genus: | †Quisque Jordan, 1920 |
Quisque is an extinct genus of prehistoric herring that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch.[1] At least two species are known, Q. gilberti, from what is now Southern California, and Q. bakeri, from what is now Texas.
References
- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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