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