Drimys (fish)

Drimys
Temporal range: Late Miocene
Comparison of D. defensor and Seriola sanctae-barbarae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Canellales
Family: Winteraceae
Genus: Drimys
Jordan, 1925
Species:
D. defensor
Binomial name
Drimys defensor
Jordan, 1925

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