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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

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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:19:31
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:19:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Tortonian or 11.63000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) B. gyrinus (45489)