| Source Data | |
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Torpedinidae : Torpedo |
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Classification
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| Common Name | torpedo |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Torpedo | genus | belongs to Plagiostomi | stated without evidence | Agassiz, 1835 | | Torpedo | genus | belongs to Torpedinidae | stated with evidence | Woodward, 1889 | | Torpedo | genus | belongs to Torpedinidae | stated without evidence | Jaekel, 1894 | | Torpedo | genus | belongs to Torpedinoidea | second hand | Sepkoski, 2002 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 |
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| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (33%) |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene |
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| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Rajiformes) |
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| Diet | carnivore (based on Rajiformes) |
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| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
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| Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560 |
| Agassiz L. , Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome IV (livr. 4). Imprimerie de Petitpierre, Neuchatel, 33-52 |
| Woodward A. S. , Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History) Part 1, 1-613 |
| Jaekel O. , Die eocanen Selachier vom Monte Bolca, 1-176 |
| Jordan D. S. (1963) The Genera of Fishes and a Classification of Fishes, Stanford University Press, 1-816 |
| Cappetta H. (1987) , Handbook of Paleoichthyology: Chondrichthyes II Mesozoic and Cenozoic Elasmobranchii, 1-193 |
Torpedo
