Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes Order Clupeiformes Rafinesque, 1810 - herrings Family Clupeidae Cuvier, 1817 - herrings, shads, sardines and allies Genus Alosa Garsault, 1764 Alosa alosa (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - Alice shad