Family Engraulidae (herring)
Osteichthyes - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
PaleoDB taxon number: 134523
Parent taxon: Clupeoidei according to R. Betancur-R et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Ancylostylidae, Chirocentridae, Clupavidae, Clupeidae, Clupeoidea, Cromeriidae, Dorosomidae, Dussumieriidae, Erythrinolepidae, Macristiidae, Notogoneidae, Phractolaemidae, Pristigasteridae, Ranulfoichthys, Scombroclupea
Subtaxa: Coilinae, Engraulinae, Engraulites
Ecology: nektonic carnivore