†Drimys Jordan 1925 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Paralepididae
Full reference: D. S. Jordan. 1925. The fossil fishes of the Miocene of Southern California. Stanford University Publications. University Series 4(1):1-51
Parent taxon: Paralepididae according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012
See also Jordan 1925 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Holosteinae, Paralepididarum, Paralepis
Subtaxa: Drimys defensor
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Lompoc Quarry (Miocene of California)
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