Bolbocara
| Bolbocara Temporal range: Upper Miocene[1] | |
|---|---|
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| Laytonia and B. gyrinus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Macrouridae |
| Subfamily: | Bathygadinae |
| Genus: | Bolbocara |
| Species: | B. gyrinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bolbocara gyrinus Jordan, 1927 | |
Bolbocara gyrinus is an extinct rattail that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch of Southern California.[1] It may be related to the extant genus Bathygadus.
See also
References
- 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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