Pleuracanthus quadriseriatus Cope 1877 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae

Alternative combination: Orthacanthus quadriseriatus

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1877. Descriptions of extinct Vertebrata from the Permian and Triassic formations of the United States. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 17(100):182-193

Belongs to Pleuracanthus according to E. D. Cope and W. D. Matthew 1915

See also Cope 1877 and Hay 1902

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

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

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

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