Orthacanthus platypternus Cope 1884 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthida - Orthacanthidae

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1884. On the structure of the skull in the Elasmobranch genus Didymodus. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 21:572-590

Belongs to Orthacanthus according to G. D. Johnson 2012

See also Cope 1884, Hay 1902 and Johnson 1999

Sister taxa: Orthacanthus adamas, Orthacanthus buxieri, Orthacanthus compressus, Orthacanthus donnelljohnsi, Orthacanthus gibbosus, Orthacanthus gracilis, Orthacanthus lintonensis, Orthacanthus milleri, Orthacanthus minor, Orthacanthus pustulosus, Orthacanthus texensis, Didymodus platypternus, Dittodus priscus, Dittodus lucasi, Dittodus striatus, Diplodus problematicus, Diplodus parvulus, Diplodus acinaces, Diplodus minutus, Diplodus tenuis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (4: Oklahoma, Pennsylvania collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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