Family Torpedinidae (torpedo)
Chondrichthyes - Torpediniformes - Torpedinidae
Parent taxon: Torpediniformes according to J. S. Nelson et al. 2016
See also Cahuzac et al. 2007, Cappetta 1987, Cappetta 1988, 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)
• Eocene of Egypt (4), France (3), 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: 34 collections including 36 occurrences