Orthacanthidae

Orthacanthus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Xenacanthiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Superordo: †Xenacanthimorpha Ordo: †Xenacanthiformes

Familia: †Orthacanthidae
Genus: †Orthacanthus

Name

Orthacanthidae Heyler & Poplin, 1989

• Type genus: Orthacanthus Agassiz, 1843

References

Primary references

• Heyler, D. & Poplin, C. 1989. Systematics and relationships among the Xenacanthiformes (Pisces, Chondrichthyes) in the light of Carboniferous and Permian French materal. Acta Musei Reginaehradecensis S. A. Scientiae Naturales 22: 69–78. Reference page.