Capheira

Capheira is an obsolete or archaic term, primarily used in 19th and early 20th-century natural history and literature, to refer to a genus of marine invertebrates. Specifically, it was applied to certain types of jellyfish and comb jellies (ctenophores). The term is rarely used in modern scientific classification due to taxonomic revisions and the adoption of more precise nomenclature. Current classifications place the organisms formerly designated as Capheira within more specific and updated genera and families. Further research is needed to determine the exact species that were grouped under this designation. The word's etymology is unclear.