Orthacanthus arcuatus
(Newberry, 1856)
Classification: Elasmobranchii Xenacanthiformes Diplodoselachidae
Reference of the original description
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
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
Orthacanthus arcuatus
Description:
Citation: Orthacanthus arcuatus (Newberry, 1856): In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 11/2025
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]
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
Rise and diversification of chondrichthyans in the Paleozoic. Paleobiology, 50(2), 271–284
DOI: 10.1017/pab.2024.1
An Overview of the Upper Carboniferous Fossil Deposit at Linton, Ohio. Ohio Journal of Science, 88(1), 55–60
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
Beschreibung der fossilen Fische. Bericht über die Geologische Aufnahme von Ohio. I. Band. Geologie und Paläontologie. II. Theil. Paläontologie, 247–350
Descriptions of fossil fishes. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio. Volume I. Geology and Palaeontology. Part II. Palaeontology, 247–355
Rise and diversification of chondrichthyans in the Paleozoic. Paleobiology, 50(2), 271–284
DOI: 10.1017/pab.2024.1
An Overview of the Upper Carboniferous Fossil Deposit at Linton, Ohio. Ohio Journal of Science, 88(1), 55–60
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
Beschreibung der fossilen Fische. Bericht über die Geologische Aufnahme von Ohio. I. Band. Geologie und Paläontologie. II. Theil. Paläontologie, 247–350
Descriptions of fossil fishes. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio. Volume I. Geology and Palaeontology. Part II. Palaeontology, 247–355
