Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Muraenesocidae
Parent taxon: Anguilliformes according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Casier 1966, Ebersole et al. 2019, Jordan 1963 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Abisaadia, Anguillidae, Anguilloidei, Anguilloididae, Bolcanguilla, Brannerion, Casierius, Chlopsoidei, Congermuraena, Congridae, Congroidea, Congroidei, Eodiaphyodus, Eomuraena, Eomyrophis, Eurypharyngidae, Gazolapodus, Hayenchelys, Heterenchelyidae, Hoplunnis, Japonoconger, Lemkea, Leptocephalus, Libanechelyidae, Luenchelys, Micromyrus, Milananguillidae, Moringuoidei, Muraenidae, Muraenoidei, Mylomyrus, Myroconger, Nemichthyidae, Ophichthidae, Palaeomyrus, Paranguillidae, Parechelus, Patavichthyidae, Proserrivomer, Protanguilloidei, Proteomyridae, Rhynchocymba, Saccopharyngidae, Saccopharyngoidei, Synaphobranchoidei, Urenchelyidae, Urenchelys, Colocephali, Echelidae, Enchelycephali, Lyomeri, Mastygocercus, Carencheli, Archencheli
Subtaxa: Muraenesox
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Osteroden sand pit (Eocene of Germany)