Orthacanthus lintonensis Babcock 2024 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthida - Orthacanthidae

Invalid subtaxa: Diplodus gracilis Newberry 1856 [replaced name], Dittodus gracilis Newberry 1856 [replaced name]

Full reference: L. E. Babcock. 2024. Replacement names for two species of Orthacanthus Agassiz, 1843 (Chondrichthyes, Xenacanthiformes), and discussion of Giebelodus Whitley, 1940, replacement name for Chilodus Giebel, 1848 (Chondrichthyes, Xenacanthiformes), preoccupied by Chilodus Müller & Troschel, 1844 (Actinopterygii, Characiformes). ZooKeys 1188:219-226

Belongs to Orthacanthus according to L. E. Babcock 2024

See also Hay 1902, Johnson 1999 and Woodward 1889

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

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Orthacanthus lintonensis in the database

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