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Orthacanthus gibbosus
Taxonomy
Diplodus gibbosus was named by Agassiz (1843). Its type specimen is BMNH P.497, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Silverdale, South Staffordshire (BMNH), which is in a Moscovian terrestrial horizon in the United Kingdom.
It was recombined as Dittodus gibbosus by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Orthacanthus gibbosus by Johnson (1999).
It was recombined as Dittodus gibbosus by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Orthacanthus gibbosus by Johnson (1999).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
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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 gibbosus Agassiz 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available