Gasteroclupea

Gasteroclupea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Osteichthyes
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Genus: Gasteroclupea

Gasteroclupea is a genus of prehistoric clupeiform fish that is related to modern anchovies and herrings. Its fossils date back to the Maastrichtian stage of the late Cretaceous period.

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