allecia, Clupea Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:57 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:33 [ref. 3595]. •In the synonymy of the younger named Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 -- (Poll et al. 1984:52 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:93 [ref. 5141], Whitehead 1990:215 [ref. 14039], Parenti 2019:102 [ref. 37117]). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847. Dorosomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.