Rhadinacanthus, Traquair, 1888
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Felipe |
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Genus RHADINACANTHUS Traquair, 1888
Type Species. Diplacanthus longispinus Agassiz, 1844
Diagnosis. Diplacanthid having fin spines with a smooth rounded ridge along anterior/leading edge separated by a groove from flat sides with 0–4 ridges; narrow posterior flange on scapula; scale crowns ornamented with parallel or converging ridges leading back from anterior crown edge, usually with denticulated posterolateral edges; scale crown with up to six superposed growth zones composed of mesodentine with long branching tubules extending centripetally from lacunal widenings.
Included Species. Diplacanthus horridus Woodward, 1892 ; Diplacanthus ellsi Gagnier, 1996 .
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