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Eotorpedo hilgendorfi

Chondrichthyes - Torpediniformes - Torpedinidae

Taxonomy
Torpedo hilgendorfi was named by Jaekel (1904).

It was recombined as Eotorpedo hilgendorfi by Dartevelle and Casier (1943), Casier (1947), Cappetta (1972), Cappetta (1987), Cappetta (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. jaeckeli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Torpedo hilgendorfi Jaekel p. 24
1943Eotorpedo hilgendorfi Dartevelle and Casier p. 176 figs. Pl 11, figs 10-14
1947Eotorpedo hilgendorfi Casier figs. Pl 4, fig 4
1972Eotorpedo hilgendorfi Cappetta p. 218 figs. Pl 10, figs 1-10
1987Eotorpedo hilgendorfi Cappetta p. 161
1988Eotorpedo hilgendorfi Cappetta p. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderTorpediniformes
familyTorpedinidae
genusEotorpedoWhite 1934
specieshilgendorfi(Jaekel 1904)

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.

†Eotorpedo hilgendorfi Jaekel 1904
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Lutetian or 61.66000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Saudi Arabia (Makkah) Eotorpedo hilgendorfi (140957 140968 140969)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Angola Eotorpedo hilgendorfi (82060)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Angola (Cabinda) Eotorpedo hilgendorfi (113759 195087 195089 242334)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.66 - 56.0Mali Eotorpedo hilgendorfi (115411)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Niger Eotorpedo hilgendorfi (229530)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Morocco Eotorpedo hilgendorfi (71234)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Morocco Eotorpedo hilgendorfi (71233)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (South Carolina) Eotorpedo hilgendorfi (203258)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (South Carolina) Eotorpedo hilgendorfi (32901)