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Torpedinoidea (disused)

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes

Taxonomy
Torpedinoidea was named by Jonet (1968). It is extant.

It was reranked as the suborder Torpedinoidea by Jonet (1968); it was reranked as the superfamily Torpedinoidea by Cappetta (1987) and Cappetta (1988); it was reranked as the unranked clade Torpedinoidea by Underwood (2006).

It was assigned to Batoidei by Jonet (1968); to Torpediniformes by Cappetta (1987) and Cappetta (1988); to Chondrichthyes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rajiformes by Underwood (2006).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Torpedinoidea Jonet
1987Torpedinoidea Cappetta p. 160
1988Torpedinoidea Cappetta p. 29
2002Torpedinoidea Sepkoski
2006Torpedinoidea Underwood p. 235

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
Torpedinoidea()
Torpedinoidea()

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.

Unr. Torpedinoidea Jonet 1968
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Invalid names: Hypnidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:15:23
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:15:23
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available