Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Alternative combinations: Apogonidarum eocenicus, Gnathophis eocenicus
Belongs to Rhynchoconger according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Nolf and Dockery 1993, Schwarzhans 1980 and Schwarzhans 2007
Sister taxa: Rhynchoconger aftonensis, Rhynchoconger casieri, Rhynchoconger donzacquensis, Rhynchoconger ectenurus, Rhynchoconger ellipticus, Rhynchoconger flavus, Rhynchoconger otaianus, Rhynchoconger otapiriensis, Rhynchoconger pantanelli, Rhynchoconger pantanellii, Rhynchoconger placidus, Rhynchoconger regularis, Rhynchoconger sanctus, Rhynchoconger subtilis, Rhynchoconger transversus, Rhynchoconger weileri, Hildebrandia gracilior, Hildebrandia flava, Hildebrandia pantanellii
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (1 collection), New Zealand (10), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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