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Eotorpedo hilgendorfi

Chondrichthyes - Torpediniformes - Torpedinidae

Taxonomy
Torpedo hilgendorfi was named by Jaekel (1904).

It was recombined as Eotorpedo hilgendorfi by Cappetta (1972), Cappetta (1987) and Cappetta (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Torpedo hilgendorfi Jaekel p. 24
1972Eotorpedo hilgendorfi Cappetta p. 218 figs. Pl 10, figs 1-10
1987Eotorpedo hilgendorfi Cappetta p. 161
1988Eotorpedo hilgendorfi Cappetta p. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Batoidea
orderTorpediniformes
familyTorpedinidae
genusEotorpedoWhite 1934
specieshilgendorfi(Jaekel 1904)

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.

Eotorpedo hilgendorfi Jaekel 1904
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available