Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Ophichthidae
Alternative spelling: Ophichthyidae
Parent taxon: Anguilliformes according to C.-H. Lin et al. 2017
See also Bannikov 2014, Betancur et al. 2013, Carnevale et al. 2014, 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, Muraenanguilla, Muraenesocidae, Muraenidae, Muraenoidei, Mylomyrus, Myroconger, Nemichthyidae, Palaeomyrus, Paranguillidae, Parechelus, Patavichthyidae, Proserrivomer, Protanguilloidei, Proteomyridae, Rhynchocymba, Saccopharyngidae, Saccopharyngoidei, Synaphobranchoidei, Urenchelyidae, Urenchelys, Carencheli, Enchelycephali, Echelidae, Lyomeri, Archencheli, Colocephali, Mastygocercus
Subtaxa: Echelus Goslinophis Myrophinae Ophichthinae Ophichthus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (2 collections)
• Eocene of France (2), Germany (1), Italy (1), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences