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Orthacanthus gracilis

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthida - Orthacanthidae

Taxonomy
Chilodus gracilis was named by Giebel (1848).

It was recombined as Orthacanthus gracilis by Babcock (2024).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Chilodus gracilis Giebel
2024Orthacanthus gracilis Babcock p. 221 fig. 1A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderXenacanthidaGlikmann 1964
familyOrthacanthidae
genusOrthacanthus
speciesgracilis(Giebel 1848)

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 gracilis Giebel 1848
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available