Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Parent taxon: Congridae according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019
See also Sepkoski 2002, Steurbaut 1979, Steurbaut 1984 and Stringer 1998
Sister taxa: Ariosominae, Astroconger, Bassanago, Bathycongrus, Bathymyrinae, Blachea, Bolcyrus, Conger, Congridarum, Congrinae, Gnathophis, Gorgasia, Heteroconger, Heterocongrinae, Maxwelliella, Mystriophis, Notoconger, Paraconger, Paracongroides, Promyllantor, Pseudophichthys, Pseudoxenomystax, Rhechias, Rhynchoconger, Scalanago, Tonganago, Uroconger, Voltaconger, Xenomystax
Subtaxa: Ariosoma balearica Ariosoma globosum Ariosoma moravica Ariosoma nonsector Ariosoma selenops
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1 collection)
• Miocene of France (4), Panama (3), Venezuela (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Greece (1)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Louisiana)
• Eocene of United States (4: California, Louisiana, Texas)
Total: 15 collections including 16 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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