Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthida - Orthacanthidae
Alternative combination: Chilodus gracilis
Belongs to Orthacanthus according to L. E. Babcock 2024
Sister taxa: Orthacanthus adamas, Orthacanthus buxieri, Orthacanthus compressus, Orthacanthus donnelljohnsi, Orthacanthus gibbosus, Orthacanthus lintonensis, Orthacanthus milleri, Orthacanthus minor, Orthacanthus platypternus, Orthacanthus pustulosus, Orthacanthus texensis, Diplodus minutus, Diplodus parvulus, Diplodus tenuis, Diplodus problematicus, Diplodus acinaces, Dittodus striatus, Dittodus priscus, Dittodus lucasi, Didymodus platypternus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Orthacanthus gracilis in the database
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