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Torpedo (torpedo)

Chondrichthyes - Torpediniformes - Torpedinidae

Taxonomy
Torpedo was named by Houttuyn (1764) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Plagiostomi by Agassiz (1835); to Torpedinoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Torpedinidae by Woodward (1889), Jaekel (1894), Jordan (1963), Cappetta (1987), Cahuzac et al. (2007), Adnet et al. (2020).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1764Torpedo Houttuyn
1835Torpedo Agassiz p. 38ff
1886Fimbriotorpedo Fritsch
1886Gymnotorpedo Fritsch
1889Torpedo Woodward p. 90
1894Torpedo Jaekel p. 63
1908Tetronarcine Tanaka
1910Eunarce Fowler
1932Notastrape Whitley
1963Torpedo Jordan p. 603
1963Eunarce Jordan p. 604
1963Fimbriotorpedo Jordan p. 604
1963Gymnotorpedo Jordan p. 604
1963Narcobatus Jordan p. 604
1963Tetronarcine Jordan p. 604
1987Torpedo Cappetta p. 161
2002Torpedo Sepkoski
2007Torpedo Cahuzac et al. p. 30
2020Torpedo Adnet et al. p. 28

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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
genusTorpedoHouttuyn 1764

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. Torpedo Houttuyn 1764 [torpedo]
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†Torpedo acarinata Adnet 2006
†Torpedo brasiliensis Olfers 1831
†Torpedo chattica Reinecke 2015
†Torpedo gigantea de Blainville 1818
†Torpedo pessanti Adnet 2006
Invalid names: Eunarce Fowler 1910 [synonym], Fimbriotorpedo Fritsch 1886 [synonym], Gymnotorpedo Fritsch 1886 [synonym], Narcobatus [synonym], Notastrape Whitley 1932 [synonym], Tetronarcine Tanaka 1908 [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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Messinian or 56.00000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy (Verona) Platyrhina gigantea (219837)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Platyrhina gigantea (55239 94830)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Torpedo acarinata (61215 74858) Torpedo pessanti (161754 277212 277214 277215 277216 277217 277219)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) Torpedo sp. (140018)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France Torpedo pessanti (161753 277206 277209 277210)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Tunisia (Sidi Bouzid Township) Torpedo sp. (173640)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt Torpedo sp. (137560 137561 137568 137582)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Jordan Torpedo sp. (32899)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Torpedo chattica (80366)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Austria Torpedo sp. (276449)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) Torpedo sp. (162679)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Portugal (Alvalade) Torpedo sp. (65955)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Portugal Torpedo sp. (65954)