Chondrichthyes - Torpediniformes - Torpedinidae
Synonyms: Eunarce Fowler 1910, Fimbriotorpedo Fritsch 1886, Gymnotorpedo Fritsch 1886, Narcobatus, Notastrape Whitley 1932, Tetronarcine Tanaka 1908
Parent taxon: Torpedinidae according to S. Adnet et al. 2020
See also Agassiz 1835, Cahuzac et al. 2007, Cappetta 1987, Jaekel 1894, Jordan 1963, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Astrape, Eotorpedo, Hypnarce, Hypnos, Narcacion, Tetronarce
Subtaxa: Torpedo acarinata Torpedo brasiliensis Torpedo gigantea Torpedo pessanti
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• MN 13 of Portugal (2 collections)
• Miocene of the Netherlands (1)
• Eocene of Egypt (2), France (2), Italy (3), Jordan (1), Tunisia (1), Ukraine (1)
Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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