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Edestus

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Edestidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Edestus Leidy p. 414
1902Edestus Hay p. 337
1963Edestus Jordan p. 596
1981Edestus Zangerl p. 89
2002Edestus Sepkoski
2010Edestus Ginter et al. p. 129
2012Edestus Itano et al. p. 403

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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

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