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Taxon: Genus Torpedo Rafinesque, 1810, nom. illeg. (fish)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  C.S. Rafinesque Schmaltz, 1810, nom. praeocc. superfl.
Original name, rank & spelling:  Rafinesque Schmaltz, C.S. 1810b. Indice Ittiol. Sicil.: 48, 60 ("Gen."). ≡

Gender

Feminine Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021. Eschmeyer's Cat. Fish.: 11 May 2024 ("Fem.").

Attributes

Isonym (nom. illeg.: nom. praeocc. superfl.) ["ICZN, 1999: Art. 61.3.3"] Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021. Eschmeyer's Cat. Fish.: [10 Jul 2012]. [implicit]

Types

Type, by absolute tautonymy: Raja torpedo Linnaeus, 1758 Ref: C.S. Rafinesque Schmaltz, 1810b: 48 [synonym]. [new]
Type, by absolute tautonymy: Torpedo ocellata Rafinesque, 1810, nom. illeg. Ref: C.S. Rafinesque Schmaltz, 1810b: 48. [new]

Variants

Earlier rank: Torpedo Plinius, nom. inval. Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present: 6 Jun 2024.

Homonyms

Senior homonym (unavailable): Torpedo (Genus) Forsskål, 1775, nom. inval. Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 11 May 2024. [implicit]

Synonyms

Isonym of: Torpedo (Genus) Duméril, 1805 Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016: 7 Jun 2012.
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