Edestus minusculus Hay 1909 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Edestidae

Full reference: O. P. Hay. 1909. On the nature of Edestus and related genera, with descriptions of one new genus and three new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 37:43-61

Belongs to Edestus according to O. P. Hay 1909

Sister taxa: Edestus crenulatus, Edestus giganteus, Edestus heinrichi, Edestus karpinskii, Edestus minisculus, Edestus minor, Edestus mirus, Edestus newtoni, Edestus serratus, Edestus triserratus, Edestus vorax

Type specimen: Its type locality is Mjatschkowa (Nikitin collection), which is in a Moscovian carbonate limestone in the Peski Formation of the Russian Federation

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Mjatschkowa (Nikitin collection)

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