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
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of New Zealand (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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