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Bolbocara

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Macrouridae

Taxonomy
Bolbocara was named by Jordan (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Gadiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Macrouridae by David (1943), David (1956), Fierstine et al. (2012).

Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Bolbocara Jordan
1943Bolbocara David p. 128
1956Bolbocara David p. 580
2002Bolbocara Sepkoski
2012Bolbocara Fierstine et al. p. 61

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Paracanthopterygii()
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
familyMacrouridaeJordan and Evermann 1898
genusBolbocaraJordan 1927

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.

G. †Bolbocara Jordan 1927
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Bolbocara gyrinus Jordan 1927
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available