Drimys (fish)

Drimys
Temporal range: Late Miocene
Comparison of D. defensor and Seriola sanctae-barbarae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Superclass: Osteichthyes
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepisauriformes
Family: Paralepididae
Subfamily: Holosteinae
Genus: Drimys
Species: D. defensor
Binomial name
Drimys defensor

Drimys defensor is an extinct barracudina from Late Miocene-aged marine strata from Southern California. It was closely related to the extinct genus Holosteus.

References

http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=35563&is_real_user=1


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