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Narcine

Chondrichthyes - Torpediniformes - Narcinidae

Taxonomy
Narcine was named by Henle (1834) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Torpedinidae by Jaekel (1894), Jordan (1963), Jonet (1968); to Narcinidae by Cappetta (1987), Cappetta (1988); and to Torpedinoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Narcine Henle
1841Syrraxis Bonaparte
1862Cyclonarce Gill
1862Gonionarce Gill
1894Narcine Jaekel p. 63
1963Cyclonarce Jordan p. 604
1963Gonionarce Jordan p. 604
1963Narcine Jordan p. 604
1968Narcine Jonet p. 244
1987Narcine Cappetta p. 162
1988Narcine Cappetta p. 24
2002Narcine Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderTorpediniformes
familyNarcinidaeGill 1862
genusNarcineHenle 1834

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. Narcine Henle 1834
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Invalid names: Cyclonarce Gill 1862 [synonym], Gonionarce Gill 1862 [synonym], Syrraxis Bonaparte 1841 [synonym]
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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Priabonian or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Morocco N. sp. (91363)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Tunisia N. sp. (87795)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Togo N. sp. (32991)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Egypt N. sp. (137540)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt N. sp. (137550 137551 137560 137561 137564 137569 137582 137588)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Western Sahara N. sp. (96686)