Family Torpedinidae (torpedo)
Chondrichthyes - Torpediniformes - Torpedinidae
Parent taxon: Torpediniformes according to J. S. Nelson et al. 2016
See also Cahuzac et al. 2007, Cappetta 1987, Cappetta 1988, Jonet 1968, Jordan 1963 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Narcinidae, Narcinoidea
Subtaxa: Astrape Eotorpedo Hypnarce Hypnos Narcacion Tetronarce Torpedo
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• MN 13 of Portugal (2 collections)
• Miocene of the Netherlands (1)
• Eocene of Egypt (2), France (2), Italy (3), Jordan (1), Morocco (1), Tunisia (1), Ukraine (1), United States (3: Mississippi, South Carolina)
• Paleocene of Mali (1), Morocco (2), Niger (1), Saudi Arabia (3), United States (1: Mississippi)
Total: 25 collections including 27 occurrences