Biology:Bolbocara

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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes


Bolbocara
Temporal range: Upper Miocene[1]
Bolbocara Laytonia.JPG
Laytonia and B. gyrinus
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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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

  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20090220223520/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2009-02-27. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4938998 entry