Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Alternative combination: Ophidium pantanellii
Belongs to Rhynchoconger according to D. Nolf and D. Dockery 1993
See also Frost 1925
Sister taxa: Rhynchoconger aftonensis, Rhynchoconger casieri, Rhynchoconger donzacquensis, Rhynchoconger ectenurus, Rhynchoconger ellipticus, Rhynchoconger eocenicus, Rhynchoconger flavus, Rhynchoconger otaianus, Rhynchoconger otapiriensis, Rhynchoconger pantanelli, Rhynchoconger placidus, Rhynchoconger regularis, Rhynchoconger sanctus, Rhynchoconger subtilis, Rhynchoconger transversus, Rhynchoconger weileri, Hildebrandia pantanellii, Hildebrandia gracilior, Hildebrandia flava
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Greece (1 collection)
• Neogene of Indonesia (2)
• Miocene of the Czech Republic (3), France (2), Greece (1), Italy (1)
• Oligocene of Hungary (2)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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