Orthacanthus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Xenacanthida

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha Ordo: † Xenacanthida

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 Reference page.