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Torpedo (torpedo)

Chondrichthyes - Torpediniformes - Torpedinidae

Taxonomy
Torpedo was named by Houttuyn (1764) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Plagiostomi by Agassiz (1835); to Torpedinoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Torpedinidae by Woodward (1889), Jaekel (1894), Jordan (1963), Cappetta (1987), Cahuzac et al. (2007) and Adnet et al. (2020).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1764Torpedo Houttuyn
1835Torpedo Agassiz p. 38ff
1886Fimbriotorpedo Fritsch
1886Gymnotorpedo Fritsch
1889Torpedo Woodward p. 90
1894Torpedo Jaekel p. 63
1908Tetronarcine Tanaka
1910Eunarce Fowler
1932Notastrape Whitley
1963Torpedo Jordan p. 603
1963Eunarce Jordan p. 604
1963Fimbriotorpedo Jordan p. 604
1963Gymnotorpedo Jordan p. 604
1963Narcobatus Jordan p. 604
1963Tetronarcine Jordan p. 604
1987Torpedo Cappetta p. 161
2002Torpedo Sepkoski
2007Torpedo Cahuzac et al. p. 30
2020Torpedo Adnet et al. p. 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Batoidea
orderTorpediniformes
familyTorpedinidae
genusTorpedoHouttuyn 1764

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. 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