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Edestus
Taxonomy
Edestus was named by Leidy (1855) [Sepkoski's age data: C Serp-l P l]. Its type is Edestus vorax.
It was assigned to Ichthyodorulites by Hay (1902); to Eugeneodontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Edestidae by Jordan (1963), Zangerl (1981), Ginter et al. (2010), Itano et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Ichthyodorulites by Hay (1902); to Eugeneodontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Edestidae by Jordan (1963), Zangerl (1981), Ginter et al. (2010), Itano et al. (2012).
Species
E. crenulatus, E. giganteus, E. heinrichi, E. karpinskii, E. minisculus, E. minor, E. minusculus, E. mirus, E. newtoni, E. serratus, E. triserratus, E. vorax (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1855 | Edestus Leidy p. 414 |
| 1902 | Edestus Hay p. 337 |
| 1963 | Edestus Jordan p. 596 |
| 1981 | Edestus Zangerl p. 89 |
| 2002 | Edestus Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Edestus Ginter et al. p. 129 |
| 2012 | Edestus Itano et al. p. 403 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Edestus Leidy 1855
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†Edestus crenulatus Hay 1909
†Edestus giganteus Newberry 1888
†Edestus heinrichi Newberry and Worthen 1870
†Edestus karpinskii Missuna 1908
†Edestus minisculus Hay 1909
†Edestus minor Newberry 1866
†Edestus minusculus Hay 1909
†Edestus mirus Hay 1912
†Edestus newtoni Woodward 1916
†Edestus serratus Hay 1909
†Edestus triserratus Newton 1904
†Edestus vorax Leidy 1855
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available