Maxwelliella Schwarzhans 1980 (conger eel)

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Full reference: W. W. Schwarzhans. 1980. Fish otoliths from the New Zealand Tertiary. New Zealand Geological Survey Report 113:1-269

Parent taxon: Congridae according to W. Schwarzhans 2019

See also Schwarzhans 1980

Sister taxa: Ariosoma, Ariosominae, Astroconger, Bassanago, Bathycongrus, Bathymyrinae, Blachea, Bolcyrus, Conger, Congridarum, Congrinae, Gnathophis, Gorgasia, Heteroconger, Heterocongrinae, Mystriophis, Notoconger, Paraconger, Paracongroides, Promyllantor, Pseudophichthys, Pseudoxenomystax, Rhechias, Rhynchoconger, Scalanago, Tonganago, Uroconger, Voltaconger, Xenomystax

Subtaxa: Maxwelliella urbana

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of New Zealand (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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