Actinopteri - Syngnathiformes - Syngnathidae
Full reference: D. S. Jordan and J. Z. Gilbert. 1919. Fossil Fishes of the Miocene (Monterey) Formations. Leland Stanford Junior University Publications, University Series 13-60
Belongs to Syngnathus according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012
See also David 1943, Fritzsche 1980 and Jordan and Gilbert 1919
Sister taxa: Syngnathus albyi, Syngnathus altus, Syngnathus breviculus, Syngnathus californiensis, Syngnathus carinatus, Syngnathus emeritus, Syngnathus euchrous, Syngnathus incertus, Syngnathus incompletus, Syngnathus insulae, Syngnathus leptorhynchus, Syngnathus macrobrachium, Syngnathus opisthopterus, Siphostoma exile, Siphostoma auliscus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Bairdstown, which is in a Miocene marine shale/sandstone in the Monterey Formation of California
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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