Pleuracanthus arcuatus Newberry 1856 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae

Belongs to Pleuracanthus according to A. S. Woodward 1889

See also Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Pleuracanthus biserialis, Pleuracanthus cylindricus, Pleuracanthus decheni, Pleuracanthus dilatatus, Pleuracanthus laevissimus, Pleuracanthus quadriseriatus, Pleuracanthus robustus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pleuracanthus arcuatus in the database

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