| Superfamily | Edestoidea Hay, 1930 |
| Family | Edestidae Jaekel, 1899 |
| Genus | Edestus Leidy, 1855 |
| Pennsylvanian, Base of the Anna Shale Formation at the Contact with the underlying Herrin #6 Coal Seam of the Carbondale Group (Mazon Creek Fauna) Baldwin Mine, Sparta, Illinois USA |
