Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Parent taxon: Congridae according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Schwarzhans and Bratischko 2011 and Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Ariosoma, Ariosominae, Astroconger, Bassanago, Bathycongrus, Bathymyrinae, Blachea, Bolcyrus, Conger, Congridarum, Congrinae, Gnathophis, Gorgasia, Heterocongrinae, Maxwelliella, Mystriophis, Notoconger, Paraconger, Paracongroides, Promyllantor, Pseudophichthys, Pseudoxenomystax, Rhechias, Rhynchoconger, Scalanago, Tonganago, Uroconger, Voltaconger, Xenomystax
Subtaxa: Heteroconger astroblematicus Heteroconger mataura
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Paleocene of Ukraine (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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