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Torpedo gigantea

Chondrichthyes - Torpediniformes - Torpedinidae

Taxonomy
Narcobatus giganteus was named by de Blainville (1818).

It was recombined as Torpedo gigantea by Agassiz (1835); it was recombined as Platyrhina giganteus by Jaekel (1894); it was recombined as Platyrhina gigantea by Eastman (1904) and Carnevale et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Narcobatus giganteus de Blainville p. 108
1835Torpedo gigantea Agassiz p. 36
1894Platyrhina giganteus Jaekel p. 108
1904Platyrhina gigantea Eastman p. 23
2014Platyrhina gigantea Carnevale et al. p. 41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Batoidea
orderTorpediniformes
familyTorpedinidae
genusTorpedoHouttuyn 1764
speciesgigantea(de Blainville 1818)

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.

Torpedo gigantea de Blainville 1818
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-16 15:51:00
Modified: 2009-07-16 17:51:00
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy (Verona) Platyrhina gigantea (219837)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Platyrhina gigantea (55239 94830)