Chondrichthyes - Torpediniformes - Torpedinidae
Parent taxon: Torpediniformes according to J. S. Nelson et al. 2016
See also Cahuzac et al. 2007, Cappetta 1987, Cappetta 1988, Dartevelle and Casier 1943, Jonet 1968, Jordan 1963 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Hypnidae, Narcinidae, Narcinoidea
Subtaxa: Astrape Eotorpedo Hypnarce Hypnos Narcacion Tetronarce Torpedo
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Austria (1 collection), the Netherlands (1), Portugal (2)
• Oligocene of Germany (1)
• Eocene of Belgium (1), Egypt (4), France (13), Italy (3), Jordan (1), Morocco (1), Tunisia (1), Ukraine (1), United States (3: Mississippi, South Carolina)
• Paleocene of Angola (5), Mali (1), Morocco (2), Niger (1), Saudi Arabia (3), United States (1: Mississippi)
Total: 46 collections including 47 occurrences