Chondrichthyes - Torpediniformes - Torpedinidae
Full reference: S. Adnet. 2006. Nouvelle faunes de sélaciens (Elasmobranchii, Neoselachii) de l'Eocène moyen des Landes (Sud-Ouest, France). Implication dans la connaissance des communautés de sélaciens d'eau profondes. Palaeo Ichthyologica 10:1-128
Belongs to Torpedo according to S. Adnet 2006
See also Cahuzac et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Torpedo brasiliensis, Torpedo chattica, Torpedo gigantea, Torpedo pessanti
Type specimen: ANG178, a tooth. Its type locality is Miretrain quarry, level 0, Angoumé, which is in a Lutetian slope marl in the Marnes de Miretrain Formation of France.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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