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Torpedo chattica

Chondrichthyes - Torpediniformes - Torpedinidae

Taxonomy
Torpedo chattica was named by Reinecke (2015). Its type specimen is SMF P 9866, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Torpedo chattica Reinecke p. 17 fig. 11

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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
specieschattica

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.

†Torpedo chattica Reinecke 2015
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Torpedo chattica (80366)