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Heterotorpedo

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes

Taxonomy
Heterotorpedo was named by Ward (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani T Eo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. Its type is Heterotorpedo fowleri.

It was assigned to Torpedinidae by Ward (1983); to Myliobatiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dasyatoidea by Cappetta (1987), Noubhani and Cappetta (1997), Rana et al. (2006).

Species
H. brahimi, H. fowleri (type species), H. lyazidii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Heterotorpedo Ward p. 107
1987Heterotorpedo Cappetta p. 168
1997Heterotorpedo Noubhani and Cappetta p. 119
2002Heterotorpedo Sepkoski
2006Heterotorpedo Rana et al. p. 519

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
superfamilyDasyatoideaWhitley 1940
genusHeterotorpedo

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. †Heterotorpedo Ward 1983
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†Heterotorpedo brahimi Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
†Heterotorpedo fowleri Ward 1983
†Heterotorpedo lyazidii Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:05:51
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:51
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Bartonian or 66.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Morocco H. lyazidii (214373)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Morocco H. lyazidii (91362 116900 214369 214370 214372 214834)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Morocco H. brahimi (133217)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Morocco H. brahimi (214839 214848)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0France H. sp. (276442)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (South Carolina) H. fowleri (186974)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Algeria H. brahimi (232262)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Morocco H. brahimi (214833)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07India H. sp. (210158)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Virginia) H. fowleri (15595)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) H. fowleri (277579 277580)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) H. fowleri (277581 277582 277583)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France Dasyatis duponti (276546)