Parent taxon: Anguilliformes according to D. J. Cicimurri et al. 2025
See also Jordan 1963, Nelson et al. 2016, Schwarzhans 1978 and Schwarzhans and Bratischko 2011
Sister taxa: Abisaadia, Anguillidae, Anguilloidei, Anguilloididae, Bolcanguilla, Brannerion, Casierius, Chlopsoidei, Congermuraena, Congridae, Congroidea, Eodiaphyodus, Eomuraena, Eomyrophis, Eurypharyngidae, Gazolapodus, Hayenchelys, Heterenchelyidae, Hoplunnis, Japonoconger, Lemkea, Leptocephalus, Libanechelyidae, Luenchelys, Micromyrus, Milananguillidae, Moringuoidei, Muraenanguilla, Muraenesocidae, Muraenidae, Muraenoidei, Mylomyrus, Myroconger, Nemichthyidae, Ophichthidae, Palaeomyrus, Paranguillidae, Parechelus, Patavichthyidae, Proserrivomer, Protanguilloidei, Proteomyridae, Rhynchocymba, Saccopharyngidae, Saccopharyngoidei, Synaphobranchoidei, Urenchelyidae, Urenchelys, Carencheli, Lyomeri, Echelidae, Mastygocercus, Enchelycephali, Archencheli, Colocephali
Subtaxa: Cyemidae Derichthyidae Dysommidae Encheliidae Neenchelyidae Nettastomatidae Nettastomidae Sauromuraenesocidae Xenocongridae
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (2 collections)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1)
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence