†Urenchelys anglicus Woodward 1900 (eel)
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Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Urenchelyidae
Belongs to Urenchelys according to Woodward 1900
See also Woodward 1902
Sister taxa: Urenchelys abditus, Urenchelys avus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Houghton (R. cuvieri or T. gracilis zone, Willett collection), which is in a Turonian/Turonian carbonate chalk in the United Kingdom.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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