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Eotorpedo jaekeli

Chondrichthyes - Torpediniformes - Torpedinidae

Taxonomy
Eotorpedo jaekeli was named by White (1934).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Eotorpedo jaekeli White
1972Eotorpedo jaekeli Cappetta p. 219 figs. Pl 9, figs 1-9

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

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 jaekeli White 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-16 15:51:00
Modified: 2009-07-16 17:51:00
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Thanetian or 58.70000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Niger Eotorpedo jaekeli (229530)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Mississippi) Eotorpedo jaekeli (62872)