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Xyne grex David 1943
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Xyne is an extinct genus of prehistoric herring that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch.[1]
There are two species described: the type species, X. grex, and a second, deeper-bodied species, X. fitgeri. Fossils are known from the Dicalite Quarry and Diatom Hill in California.[2]