Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Libanechelyidae
Full reference: L. Taverne. 2004. Libanechelys bultyncki gen. et sp. nov., une nouvelle anguille primitive (Teleostei, Anguilliformes) du Cénomanien marin du Liban. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre 74:73-87
Parent taxon: Anguilliformes according to L. Taverne 2004
Sister taxa: Abisaadia, Anguillavidae, Anguillidae, Anguilloidei, Anguilloididae, Bolcanguilla, Brannerion, Casierius, Chlopsoidei, Congermuraena, Congridae, Congroidea, Congroidei, Derrhiidae, Eodiaphyodus, Eomuraena, Eomyrophis, Eurypharyngidae, Gazolapodus, Hayenchelys, Hoplunnis, Japonoconger, Lemkea, Leptocephalus, Luenchelys, Micromyrus, Milananguillidae, Moringuoidei, Muraenanguilla, Muraenesocidae, Muraenidae, Muraenoidei, Nemichthyidae, Palaeomyrus, Paranguillidae, Patavichthyidae, Proserrivomer, Protanguilloidei, Proteomyridae, Rhynchocymba, Saccopharyngidae, Saccopharyngoidei, Synaphobranchoidei, Urenchelyidae, Echelidae, Lyomeri, Enchelycephali, Archencheli, Carencheli, Colocephali, Mastygocercus
Subtaxa: Libanechelys
Type: Libanechelys
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Hadjoula (IRSNB collection) (Cretaceous of Lebanon)