Parent taxon: Anguilliformes according to A. Belouze et al. 2003
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1902
Sister taxa: Abisaadia, Anguillidae, Anguilloidei, Anguilloididae, Bolcanguilla, Brannerion, Casierius, Chlopsoidei, Congermuraena, Congridae, Congroidea, Congroidei, 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, Carencheli, Colocephali, Mastygocercus, Enchelycephali, Lyomeri, Archencheli, Echelidae
Subtaxa: Urenchelys abditus Urenchelys anglicus Urenchelys avus
Type: Urenchelys avus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (3 collections), United States (1: Kansas)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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