Diplodus acinaces Dawson 1860 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthida - Orthacanthidae

Alternative combination: Dittodus acinaces

Belongs to Diplodus according to A. S. Woodward 1889

See also Hay 1902

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, Diplodus minutus, Diplodus parvulus, Diplodus tenuis, Diplodus problematicus, Dittodus striatus, Dittodus lucasi, Dittodus priscus, Didymodus platypternus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

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

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