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Quisque

Quisque is an extinct genus of prehistoric herring that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch. At least two species are known, Q. gilberti, from what is now Southern California, and Q. bakeri, from what is now Texas.

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Quisque
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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.

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  1. 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.