Parent taxon: Anguilliformes according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Cicimurri et al. 2025, Jordan 1963, Nelson et al. 2016, Schwarzhans 1978 and Schwarzhans and Bratischko 2011
Sister taxa: Abisaadia, Anguillavidae, Anguillidae, Anguilloidei, Anguilloididae, Bolcanguilla, Brannerion, Casierius, Chlopsoidei, Congermuraena, Congridae, Congroidea, Derrhiidae, Eodiaphyodus, Eomuraena, Eomyrophis, Eurypharyngidae, Gazolapodus, Hayenchelys, Hoplunnis, Japonoconger, Lemkea, Leptocephalus, Libanechelyidae, Luenchelys, Micromyrus, Milananguillidae, Moringuoidei, Muraenanguilla, Muraenesocidae, Muraenidae, Muraenoidei, Nemichthyidae, Palaeomyrus, Paranguillidae, Patavichthyidae, Proserrivomer, Protanguilloidei, Proteomyridae, Rhynchocymba, Saccopharyngidae, Saccopharyngoidei, Synaphobranchoidei, Urenchelyidae, Carencheli, Lyomeri, Enchelycephali, Echelidae, Archencheli, Mastygocercus, Colocephali
Subtaxa: Cyemidae Derichthyidae Dysommidae Neenchelyidae Nettastomatidae Nettastomidae Ophichthidae Sauromuraenesocidae Xenocongridae
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (2 collections)
• Miocene of France (2)
• Eocene of France (2), Germany (1), Italy (1), New Zealand (1), Tonga (1), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences