Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthida - Orthacanthidae
Alternative combination: Doliodus problematicus
Belongs to Diplodus according to J. Maisey et al. 2009
See also Denison 1979 and 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, Didymodus platypternus, Diplodus minutus, Diplodus acinaces, Diplodus tenuis, Diplodus parvulus, Dittodus priscus, Dittodus lucasi, Dittodus striatus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (2: New Brunswick collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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