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Orthacanthus adamas

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthida - Orthacanthidae

Taxonomy
Orthacanthus adamas was named by Babcock (2024). Its type specimen is OSU 4467A,B, an osteoderm (dorsal spines), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. huberi, O. platypernus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Orthacanthus gracilis Newberry
2024Orthacanthus adamas Babcock p. 223 fig. 1C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderXenacanthidaGlikmann 1964
familyOrthacanthidae
genusOrthacanthus
speciesadamas

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Orthacanthus adamas Babcock 2024
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Invalid names: Orthacanthus gracilis Newberry 1875 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available