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