Kingdom Animalia Order †Eugeneodontida Scientific name Edestidae Rank Family | Phylum Chordata Clade †Edestoidea Higher classification Eugeneodontida | |
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Similar Eugeneodontida, Edestus, Chondrichthyes, Holocephali, Edestus giganteus | ||
The Edestidae are a poorly known, extinct family of shark-like eugeneodontid holocephalid cartilaginous fish. Similar to the related family Helicoprionidae, members of this family possessed a unique "tooth-whorl" on the symphysis of the lower jaw and pectoral fins supported by long radials. In addition to having a tooth-whorl on the lower jaw, at least one species of the genus Edestus had a second tooth-whorl in the upper jaw. The palatoquadrate was either fused to the skull or reduced. Edestids, along with the rest of the Eugeneodontida, are placed within the Holocephali.
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