Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Parent taxon: Congridae according to E. Casier 1966
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Stinton 1957
Sister taxa: Ariosoma, 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, Voltaconger, Xenomystax
Subtaxa: Uroconger eocaenicus Uroconger rectus Uroconger validus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Miocene of New Zealand (1)
• Oligocene of Germany (1)
• Eocene of France (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Louisiana)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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