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Orthacanthidae

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthida - Orthacanthidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Orthacanthidae Heyler and Poplin p. 70
1998Orthacanthidae Heidtke p. 137

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

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.

Fm. †Orthacanthidae Heyler and Poplin 1989
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G. †Orthacanthus Agassiz 1843
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Orthacanthus adamas Babcock 2024
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Invalid names: Orthacanthus gracilis Newberry 1875 [replaced]
Orthacanthus buxieri Heyler and Poplin 1989
Orthacanthus compressus Newberry 1856
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Invalid names: Diplodus latus Newberry 1856 [synonym], Diplodus penetrans Dawson 1868 [synonym]
Orthacanthus donnelljohnsi Johnson and Thayer 2009
Orthacanthus gibbosus Agassiz 1843
Orthacanthus gracilis Giebel 1848
Orthacanthus lintonensis Babcock 2024
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Invalid names: Diplodus gracilis Newberry 1856 [replaced]
Orthacanthus milleri Agassiz 1843
Orthacanthus minor Agassiz 1843
Orthacanthus pustulosus Agassiz 1843
Orthacanthus texensis Cope 1888
Invalid names: Chilodus Giebel 1847 [synonym], Didymodus Cope 1883 [synonym], Diplodus Agassiz 1843 [synonym], Dittodus Owen 1867 [synonym], Giebelodus Whitley 1940 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available