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Torpedinidae (torpedo)
Taxonomy
Torpedinidae is a family. It is extant.
It was assigned to Selachii by Woodward (1889); to Narcaciontes by Jordan (1963); to Torpedinoidea by Jonet (1968); to Torpedinoidea by Cappetta (1987) and Cappetta (1988); and to Torpediniformes by Cahuzac et al. (2007) and Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Selachii by Woodward (1889); to Narcaciontes by Jordan (1963); to Torpedinoidea by Jonet (1968); to Torpedinoidea by Cappetta (1987) and Cappetta (1988); and to Torpediniformes by Cahuzac et al. (2007) and Nelson et al. (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1889 | Torpedinidae Woodward p. 90 |
| 1963 | Torpedinidae Jordan p. 603 |
| 1968 | Torpedinidae Jonet p. 244 |
| 1987 | Torpedinidae Cappetta p. 160 |
| 1988 | Torpedinidae Cappetta p. 29 |
| 2007 | Torpedinidae Cahuzac et al. p. 30 |
| 2016 | Torpedinidae Nelson et al. p. 82 |
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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.
Fm. Torpedinidae [torpedo]
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G. †Eotorpedo White 1934
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†Eotorpedo hilgendorfi Jaekel 1904
†Eotorpedo jaekeli White 1934
†Eotorpedo nolfi Herman 1974
†Eotorpedo zennaroi Cappetta 1988
G. †Hypnarce Waite 1902
G. †Narcacion Klein 1775
G. †Tetronarce Gill 1862
G. Torpedo Houttuyn 1764 [torpedo]
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†Torpedo acarinata Adnet 2006
†Torpedo brasiliensis Olfers 1831
†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