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Bolbocephalus
Taxonomy
Bolbocephalus was named by Whitfield (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l]. Its type is Bathyurus seelyi.
It was assigned to Bathyuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002); to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bathyurinae by Loch (2007) and Fortey and Bruton (2013).
It was assigned to Bathyuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002); to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bathyurinae by Loch (2007) and Fortey and Bruton (2013).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1890 | Bolbocephalus Whitfield |
| 2002 | Bolbocephalus Jell and Adrain p. 350 |
| 2002 | Bolbocephalus Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Bolbocephalus Loch p. 23 |
| 2013 | Bolbocephalus Fortey and Bruton |
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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. †Bolbocephalus Whitfield 1890
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†Bolbocephalus convexus Billings 1865
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Invalid names: Bolbocephalus groenlandicus Poulsen 1937 [synonym]
†Bolbocephalus ellesmerensis Adrain and Westrop 2005
†Bolbocephalus glaber Poulsen 1927
†Bolbocephalus gunnari Fortey and Bruton 2013
†Bolbocephalus jeffersonensis Cullison 1944
†Bolbocephalus kindlei Boyce 1989
†Bolbocephalus myktos Loch 2007
†Bolbocephalus seelyi Whitfield 1889
†Bolbocephalus stclairi Cullison 1944
†Bolbocephalus stitti Loch 2007
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available