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OCCASIONAL PAPERS OF THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
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f Ganoessus clepsydra (Jordan and Gilbert 1919a) 
Figure 6 
Selected Synonymy & References 
f Ganolytes clepsydra Jordan and Gilbert 1919a:23, pi. 11, fig. 1. 
fGanoessus clepsydra (Jordan and Gilbert): Jordan 1920b:571. 
fGanoessus clepsydra (Jordan and Gilbert): Jordan 1921a:241. 
fGanoessus clepsydra (Jordan and Gilbert): Jordan 1925:8. 
fGanoessus clepsydra (Jordan and Gilbert): David 1943:94-95. 
fGanoessus clepsydra (Jordan and Gilbert): Grande 1985:317. 
Type Specimen : f Ganolytes clepsydra Jordan and Gilbert 1919a, holotype, CAS 55413 (SU 6, 162), partial 
left counterpart. 
Type Locality : El Modena, Monterey Formation, Late Miocene, Orange County. 
Referred Specimens in Jordan and Gilbert (1919a) : None. fPhoIidophoridae. 
Referred Specimens in Jordan (1920b) : None, but establishes the new genus fGanoessus with f Ganolytes 
clepsydra as the type species. 
Referred Specimens in Jordan (1921a) : None. fGanolytidae. 
Referred Specimens of t(7. clepsydra in Jordan (1925) : No specific specimens mentioned, but those examined 
came from: Featherstone Quarry, Covina, Puente Formation, Late Miocene, Los Angeles County. 
Referred Specimens of fG. clepsydra in (David 1943) : None and notes that all specimens other than the holo¬ 
type are lost Concludes that fLembicus and probably f Epelichthys are cogeneric with fGanoessus. 
Clupeida e. 
Referred Specimens of f G. clepsydra in Grande (1985) : none. Clupeidae. 
Remarks : David (1943:94) noted that all specimens, except for the holotype, of fGanoessus clepsydra are lost. 
It is not clear what specimens she considered lost because the holotype is the only specimen known. 
Figure 6. f Ganoessus clepsydra (Jordan and Gilbert 1919a), holotype, CAS 55413 (from color image provided by CAS); scale bar 
equals 5 cm. 
t Ganoessus meiklejohni (Jordan 1925) 
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Selected Synonymy & References 
f Lembicus meiklejohni Jordan 1925:42-43, pi. 1 lb. 
fGanoessus meiklejohni (Jordan): David 1943:94-95. 
t Lembicus meiklejohni Jordan: Grande 1985:319. 
