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Edestoidea

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes

Taxonomy
Edestoidea was named by Hay (1930).

It was assigned to Eugeneodontida by Zangerl (1981), Mutter and Neuman (2008); and to Eugeneodontiformes by Ginter et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Edestoidea Hay
1981Edestoidea Zangerl p. 85
2008Edestoidea Mutter and Neuman p. 25
2010Edestoidea Ginter et al. p. 124

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
superfamilyEdestoideaHay 1930
superfamilyEdestoideaHay 1930

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.

Superfm. †Edestoidea Hay 1930
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Fm. †Edestidae Jaekel 1899
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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
G. †Euctenius Traquair 1881
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†Euctenius unilateralis Barkas 1874
G. †Lestrodus
G. †Prospiraxis Williams 1887
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†Prospiraxis major Newberry 1885
†Prospiraxis randallii Newberry 1885
G. †Protopirata Trautschold 1888
G. †Spiraxis Newberry 1885
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†Spiraxis bivalvis Ward 1885
G. †Syntomodus Obruchev 1964
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†Syntomodus abbreviatus Obruchev 1964
G. †Paredestus Mutter and Neuman 2008
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†Paredestus bricircum Mutter and Neuman 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:03:14
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:03:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Bashkirian to the top of the Smithian or 323.40000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2USA (Oklahoma) Edestus vorax (132557)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2United Kingdom Edestus minor, Edestus triserratus (132706) Edestus newtoni (132821)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Iowa) Protopirata crenulata (74898)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Russian Federation Edestus karpinskii (132707) Edestus minor (149417)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Indiana) Edestus heinrichii (131614)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (South Dakota) Edestus sp. (132341)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Colorado) Edestus minor (105146 132076)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Texas) Edestus minor (131885 132077)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Iowa) Edestus mirus (132827)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Illinois) Edestus crenulatus, Edestus serratus (149418)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom Ctenoptychius unilateralis (137306 137319)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Edestus heinrichi (132333)
Late/Upper Pennsylvanian307.0 - 298.9United Kingdom (Bollington) Edestus sp. (222586)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Brazil (Maranhao) Edestidae indet. (192146)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Canada (British Columbia) Paredestus bricircum (119095)