Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Urenchelyidae
Parent taxon: Anguilliformes according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Jordan 1963 and Wiley and Stewart 1981
Sister taxa: Abisaadia, Anguillavidae, Anguillidae, Anguilloidei, Anguilloididae, Bolcanguilla, Brannerion, Casierius, Chlopsoidei, Congermuraena, Congridae, Congroidea, Congroidei, Derrhiidae, Eodiaphyodus, Eomuraena, Eomyrophis, Eurypharyngidae, Gazolapodus, Hayenchelys, Hoplunnis, Japonoconger, Lemkea, Leptocephalus, Libanechelyidae, Luenchelys, Micromyrus, Milananguillidae, Moringuoidei, Muraenanguilla, Muraenesocidae, Muraenidae, Muraenoidei, Nemichthyidae, Palaeomyrus, Paranguillidae, Patavichthyidae, Proserrivomer, Protanguilloidei, Proteomyridae, Rhynchocymba, Saccopharyngidae, Saccopharyngoidei, Synaphobranchoidei, Colocephali, Enchelycephali, Echelidae, Carencheli, Mastygocercus, Lyomeri, Archencheli
Subtaxa: Urenchelys
Type: Urenchelys
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (1 collection), the United Kingdom (3), United States (1: Kansas)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence