Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthida - Orthacanthidae
Alternative combinations: Diplodus gibberulus, Diplodus gibbosus, Dittodus gibbosus
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390
Belongs to Orthacanthus according to G. D. Johnson 1999
See also Agassiz 1843, Agassiz 1843, Hay 1902 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Orthacanthus adamas, Orthacanthus buxieri, Orthacanthus compressus, Orthacanthus donnelljohnsi, Orthacanthus gracilis, Orthacanthus lintonensis, Orthacanthus milleri, Orthacanthus minor, Orthacanthus platypternus, Orthacanthus pustulosus, Orthacanthus texensis, Diplodus minutus, Diplodus acinaces, Diplodus problematicus, Diplodus tenuis, Diplodus parvulus, Dittodus striatus, Dittodus lucasi, Dittodus priscus, Didymodus platypternus
Type specimen: BMNH P.497, a tooth. Its type locality is Silverdale, South Staffordshire (BMNH), which is in a Moscovian terrestrial horizon in the United Kingdom.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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