Diplodus parvulus Traquair 1881 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthida - Orthacanthidae

Belongs to Diplodus according to A. S. Woodward 1889

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

Type specimen: Traquair Collection, a set of teeth

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Diplodus parvulus in the database

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