Lompoquia retropes is an extinct genus of ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums.[2] These fishes lived what is now Southern California[3] during the Upper Miocene subepoch.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Sciaenidae |
| Genus: | †Lompoquia Jordan & Gilbert, 1919 |
Species
editTwo species are classified within this genus:[2]
- †Lompoquia culveri Jordan 1925
- †Lompoquia retropes Jordan and Gilbert 1919
† means extinct
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ a b "†Lompoquia Jordan and Gilbert 1919 (ray-finned fish)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ David, Lore Rose (1943). "Miocene Fishes of Southern California". "Miocene Fishes of Southern California". Geological Society of America Special Papers. Vol. 43. p. 29. doi:10.1130/SPE43-pxiii.
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