Orthacanthidae

Orthacanthus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Xenacanthiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
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

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.