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Hypnos

Chondrichthyes - Torpediniformes - Torpedinidae

Taxonomy
Hypnos was named by Dumeril (1852). It is extant.

It was assigned to Torpedinidae by Jaekel (1894) and Jordan (1963); and to Hypnidae by Cappetta (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Hypnos Dumeril
1894Hypnus Jaekel p. 63
1963Hypnos Jordan p. 603
1988Hypnos Cappetta p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
—Batoidea
orderTorpediniformes
familyTorpedinidae
genusHypnosDumeril 1852

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. Hypnos Dumeril 1852
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Hypnos monopterygius Shaw and Nodder 1795
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available