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Orthacanthus donnelljohnsi

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthida - Orthacanthidae

Taxonomy
Orthacanthus donnelljohnsi was named by Johnson and Thayer (2009). Its type specimen is UAPL 22384, a set of teeth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UAPL locality 7205, Swisshelm Mountains, which is in a Bashkirian estuary/bay limestone in the Black Prince Limestone Formation of Arizona.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Orthacanthus donnelljohnsi Johnson and Thayer p. 650 figs. 1-9

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

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 donnelljohnsi Johnson and Thayer 2009
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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

Age range: Bashkirian or 323.20000 to 315.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2USA (Arizona) Orthacanthus donnelljohnsi (type locality: 131603)