Pythonichthys Poey 1868 (eel)
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Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Heterenchelyidae
Parent taxon: Heterenchelyidae according to W. W. Schwarzhans and S. N. Nielsen 2021
See also Ebersole et al. 2019, Schwarzhans 2019 and Stringer 1998
Sister taxa: Heterenchelys, Panturichthys
Subtaxa: Pythonichthys panulus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1 collection)
• Miocene of Chile (1), New Zealand (1), Venezuela (1)
• Eocene of United States (3: Louisiana, Texas)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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