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Eotorpedo

Chondrichthyes - Torpediniformes - Torpedinidae

Taxonomy
Eotorpedo was named by White (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani T Eo-l Sepkoski's reference number: 884,1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Torpedinoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Torpedinidae by Cappetta (1987), Cappetta (1988) and Case et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Eotorpedo White
1987Eotorpedo Cappetta p. 160
1988Eotorpedo Cappetta p. 24
2002Eotorpedo Sepkoski
2015Eotorpedo Case et al. p. 1129

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Batoidea
orderTorpediniformes
familyTorpedinidae
genusEotorpedoWhite 1934

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Eotorpedo White 1934
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Eotorpedo hilgendorfi Jaekel 1904
Eotorpedo jaekeli White 1934
Eotorpedo nolfi Herman 1974
Eotorpedo zennaroi Cappetta 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available