Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthida - Orthacanthidae
Alternative combinations: Didymodus compressus, Diplodus compressus, Dittodus compressus, Pleuracanthus compressus
Synonyms: Diplodus latus Newberry 1856, Diplodus penetrans Dawson 1868, Dittodus latus Newberry 1856, Dittodus penetrans Dawson 1868
Belongs to Orthacanthus according to G. D. Johnson 1999
See also Cope 1883, Cope 1884, Eastman 1903, Hay 1902, St. John 1870 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Orthacanthus adamas, Orthacanthus buxieri, Orthacanthus donnelljohnsi, Orthacanthus gibbosus, Orthacanthus gracilis, Orthacanthus lintonensis, Orthacanthus milleri, Orthacanthus minor, Orthacanthus platypternus, Orthacanthus pustulosus, Orthacanthus texensis, Diplodus minutus, Diplodus parvulus, Diplodus acinaces, Diplodus tenuis, Diplodus problematicus, Dittodus striatus, Dittodus lucasi, Dittodus priscus, Didymodus platypternus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (3: Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas collections)
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Illinois, Nebraska)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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