152 
ACTINOPTERYGII. 
p. 243, fig. 07. [Imperfect fish ; Paris Museum of Natm&l 
History.] 
1873 Afoa, elongata, H. E. Sauvage, ibid, p. 245, figs. 52 ’ ° 4 ' 
[Ditto.] 
1873. Atom numidka, II. E. Sauvage, ibid. p. 249, fig. 66. 
1S73. Atom renoui, H. E. Sauvage, ibid. p. 253. [Ditto.] 
Type. Imperfect fish ; Paris Museum of Natural History. 
A species attaining a length of about 03. Head with opercular 
apparatus large, its length exceeding the maximum depth of _ 
runk and contained about twice in the length from the pectoral ar ' 
to the base of tho caudal fin. Vertebrae about 30 in the abdomu 1 * 
-o in tho caudal region. Dorsal fin, with about 18 rays, aim 03 
completely in advance of the middle point between the occiput am 
the caudal fin ; pelvic fins inserted opposite the middle of 
dorsal ; anal fin with 14 or 15 rays. Scales relatively lar 8 e ’ 
sometimes pitted in their exposed portion. _ 
All the known examples of this species are distorted and fr'to 
mentary ; hence differences between various specimens which aV 
been supposed to represent four distinct species. The name W*. 
elongata cannot be used, having been employed by Lesueur i n 
for an existing fish of another species. 
Form. Sf Loc. Upper Miocene : Oran, Algeria. 
P. 9245. Three specimens. History unknout' 
P - 9246 - Imperfect distorted fish, with some of the large scale* 
showing pittings. History unknoW- 
P. 1881. three good specimens and various fragments 
Eqerton 
CoU- 
Clupea sardinites (Heckel). 
1850. Meletta sardinites, J. J. Deckel, Denkschr. k. Akad. Wl& 
xxiv. . Rt 
JtoO .Meletta sardinites, var. heterostoma, L. von Vukotinovic, 
Jug°s]ay. Akad. vol. xiii. p. 208. 
• . Clupea ( Meletta ) sardinites, D. G. Kramberger, Beitr. P® 1 
Oesterreich-Ungnrns, vol. iii. pp. 76 , 82. 
Type. Nearly complete fish ; Court Museum, Vienna, 
f v Sm , a ^ s ' en< ^ er species, attaining a length of about 0-12. ® n , 
, ea with opercular apparatus contained four times, aIU 
maximum depth of the trunk about six times in the total l en *> 
the fish. Vertebrae about 45 in number. Dorsal fin about as d 
as ong, with 13 rays, entirely in advance of the middle P° 
between the occiput and caudal fin ; pelvic fins arising opposite 
