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Figure 57. t Hipposyngnathus imporcitor Fritzche 1980, holotype, LACM 12055 (from color image provided by LACM); scale 
bar equals 2 cm. 
Selected Synonymy & References 
t Syngnathus avus Jordan and Gilbert 1919a:34-35: David 1943:70-71 (in part). 
"f Hipposyngnathus imporcitor Fritzsche 1980:217. 
Type Specimen : f Hipposyngnathus imporcitor Fritzsche 1980, holotype, LACM 12055, nearly complete left 
counterpart. 
Type Locality : LACM (CIT) locality 326, Santa Monica Mountains, Upper Modelo Formation, Late Miocene, 
Los Angeles County. 
From LACM (CIT) locality 326, Santa Monica Mountains, Upper 
Modelo Formation, Late Miocene, Los Angeles County; LACM 10060, left and right counteiparts; 
10061, left and right counteiparts; 10063, partial left and right counteiparts; 10114, left counterpart; 
10134, left counterpart; 10143, right counteipart; 10145, partial left and right counteiparts; 12054, 
counterpart; 25341, partial counterpart; 25342, counterpart; 25343, counterpart; 25344, partial coun¬ 
terpart; 25345, counterpart; 25346, partial counterpart; 25347, counteipart, 25348, counterpart, 
25349, counterpart, 25350, counteipat, 25351, counterpart. 
From LACM locality 1267, Santa Monica Mountains, Upper Modelo Formation, Late Miocene, Los 
Angeles County; LACM 13362, counterpart; 13363, counterpart; 13364, counterpart; 13365, coun¬ 
terpart, 13366, counteipart; 13367, left and right counterparts; 13368, counterpart; 13369, counter¬ 
part; 13370, counterpart; 13371 counteipart; 13372, counterpart; -3373, counterpart; 13451, counter¬ 
part; 13452, counterpart; 13453, counteipart; 13454, counteipart; 13455, counteipart; 13456, coun¬ 
terpart; 13457, counteipart; 13458, counterpart; 13459, counterpart; 13460, counteipart; 13461, coun¬ 
terpart; 13462, counteipart; 13463, counterpart; 13464, counterpart; 13465, counteipart; 13469, coun¬ 
terpart; 13470, counteipart; 13471, counterpart; 13472, counterpart; 13473, counteipart; 13475, coun¬ 
terpart; 13477, counterpart; 13478, counteipart; 25789, partial counterparts; 25790, partial counter¬ 
part; 25791, counteipart 
From LACM locality 6589, near Lompoc, Monterey Formation, Late Miocene: LACM 12160, counter¬ 
part; 12161, counterpart; 12162, counteipart; 12163, counteipart; 12164, counteipart; 12165, coun¬ 
terpart, 12166, counterpart; 12167, counteipart, 12168, counterpart; 12169, counteipart 
