Orthacanthus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Xenacanthiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Superordo: †Xenacanthimorpha
Ordo: †Xenacanthiformes

Familia: †Orthacanthidae
Genus: Orthacanthus
Species: O. arcuatus – O. cylindricus – O. senckenbergianus

Name

  • Orthacanthus Agassiz, 1843

References

  • Agassiz, J.L.R. 1833–1844. Recherches sur les poissons fossiles. 1420 pp. Imprimerie de Petitpierre, Neuchâtel. Reference page. 
  • Babcock, L.E. 2024. Replacement names for two species of Orthacanthus Agassiz, 1843 (Chondrichthyes, Xenacanthiformes), and discussion of Giebelodus Whitley, 1940, replacement name for Chilodus Giebel, 1848 (Chondrichthyes, Xenacanthiformes), preoccupied by Chilodus Müller & Troschel, 1844 (Actinopterygii, Characiformes). ZooKeys 1188: 219-226. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1188.108571 Open access Reference page. 
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