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Drimys defensor

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Paralepididae

Taxonomy
Drimys defensor was named by Jordan (1925). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lompoc Quarry, which is in a Tortonian basinal (siliciclastic) diatomite in the Monterey Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. patagonica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Drimys defensor Jordan p. 14 figs. Plate 4-b
2012Drimys defensor Fierstine et al. p. 50

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
familyParalepididae
genusDrimys
speciesdefensor

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Drimys defensor Jordan 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:54:50
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:54:50
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Tortonian or 11.62000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Drimys defensor (type locality: 45489)