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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Suborder: | Clupeoidei |
| Genus: | † Ganoessus Jordan, 1920 |
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Ganoessus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine herring that inhabited the coast of western North America during the Miocene. [1] It contains three species, all known from the Upper Miocene of California, US. [2]
The following species are known: [3]
- †G. clepsydra(Jordan & Gilbert, 1919) - Tortonian of Monterey Formation & Puente Formation
- †G. meiklejohni(Jordan, 1925) - Tortonian of Puente Formation
- †G. michaelis(Jordan, 1925) - Tortonian of Monterey Formation
It was a relatively large fish with coarse, enameled scales. [4] Its morphology, including well-developed abdominal scutes, may potentially suggest a relationship to the Alosidae, but this is uncertain. [5]
