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Edestus heinrichi

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Edestidae

Taxonomy
Edestus heinrichii was named by Newberry and Worthen (1870).

It was corrected as Edestus heinrichsii by Hay (1902); it was corrected as Edestus heinrichi by Hamm and Cicimurri (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Edestus heinrichii Newberry and Worthen
1891Edestus heinrichii Woodward p. 152
1902Edestus heinrichsii Hay p. 337
1909Edestus heinrichii Hay p. 52 figs. pl. 13, figs 1-3
1977Edestus heinrichii Taylor and Adamec p. 441 figs. Pl. 1-9, figs 1-2,
2005Edestus heinrichi Hamm and Cicimurri p. 69 fig. 3C,D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
superfamilyEdestoideaHay 1930
familyEdestidaeJaekel 1899
genusEdestus
speciesheinrichi(Newberry and Worthen 1870)

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.

Edestus heinrichi Newberry and Worthen 1870
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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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Moscovian to the top of the Kasimovian or 315.20000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Indiana) Edestus heinrichii (131614)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Edestus heinrichi (132333)