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Narcinidae

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)154072https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=154072
Rankfamily (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Torpediniformes : Narcinidae
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
classChondrichthyesHuxley 1880
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii
-NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
-Batoidea
orderTorpediniformes
familyNarcinidaeGill 1862
Common Namenumbfish
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Narcinidaefamilybelongs to Narcinoideastated without evidenceCappetta, 1987
Narcinidaefamilybelongs to Torpediniformesstated without evidenceCarnevale et al., 2014
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)8
Extant Size (PBDB)4 (50%)
First Recorded Appearance56.0 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Environmentmarine (based on Vertebrata)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Batoidea)
Dietcarnivore (based on Batoidea)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)H. Cappetta. 1988. Les Torpediniformes (Neoselachii, Batomorphii) des phosphates du Maroc; observations sur la denture des genres actuels. The Torpedini. Tertiary Research 10(1):21-52

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Benthobatis
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant
Discopyge
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Apron Ray0 Ma
Extant
Narcine
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1356.0 Ma
Paleocene
0 Ma
Extant
Titanonarke
genus
listed (PBDB)156.0 Ma
Paleocene
56.0 Ma
Paleocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1862Narcinidae Gill
1987Narcinidae Cappetta p. 162
1988Narcinidae Cappetta p. 29
2014Narcinidae Carnevale et al. p. 41

References

Cappetta H. (1988) Les Torpediniformes (Neoselachii, Batomorphii) des phosphates du Maroc; observations sur la denture des genres actuels. The Torpedini, Tertiary Research 10 1, 21-52
Cappetta H. (1987) , Handbook of Paleoichthyology: Chondrichthyes II Mesozoic and Cenozoic Elasmobranchii, 1-193
Carnevale G., Bannikov A. F., et al (2014) The Pesciara-Monte Postale Fossil-Lagerstätte: 2. Fishes and other vertebrates, Rendiconti della Società Paleontologica Italiana 4, 37-63
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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