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Eotorpedo jaekeli

Chondrichthyes - Torpediniformes - Torpedinidae

Taxonomy
Eotorpedo jaekeli was named by White (1934).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Eotorpedo jaekeli White
1972Eotorpedo jaekeli Cappetta p. 219 figs. Pl 9, figs 1-9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Batomorphi()
orderTorpediniformes
familyTorpedinidae
genusEotorpedoWhite 1934
speciesjaekeliWhite 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.

Eotorpedo jaekeli White 1934
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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: Late/Upper Paleocene or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (Mississippi) Eotorpedo jaekeli (62872)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Niger Eotorpedo jaekeli (229530)