Orthacanthus arcuatus

(Newberry, 1856)


Classification: Elasmobranchii Xenacanthiformes Diplodoselachidae

Reference of the original description
Newberry, J.S. (1856)
Description of several new genera and species of fossil fishes, from the Carboniferous strata of Ohio. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 8, 96–100

Types
Orthacanthus arcuatus



Description:


Citation: Orthacanthus arcuatus (Newberry, 1856): In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 03/2024

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Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=10237;
synonym of Pleuracanthus arcuatus after Woodward (1889) p. 8 [2593]; valid after Hock & Baird (1985) [17727]; synonym (?) of Orthacanthus compressus after Hock & Baird (1988) [10423]

References
Hook, R.W. & Baird, D. (1988)
An Overview of the Upper Carboniferous Fossil Deposit at Linton, Ohio. Ohio Journal of Science, 88(1), 55–60
Hook, R.W. & Baird, D. (1986)
The Diamond Coal Mine of Linton, Ohio, and its Pennsylvanian-age vertebrates. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 6(2), 174–190
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1986.10011609