Full reference: W. Schwarzhans. 2019. Reconstruction of the fossil marine bony fish fauna (Teleostei) from the Eocene to Pleistocene of New Zealand by means of otoliths. With studies of Recent congroid, morid and trachinoid otoliths. Memorie Della Societa Italianà di Scienze Naturali e del Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano 46:1-326
Parent taxon: Anguilliformes according to J. H. Robinson et al. 2024
See also Schwarzhans 2019
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, Libanechelyidae, Luenchelys, Micromyrus, Milananguillidae, Moringuoidei, Muraenesocidae, Muraenidae, Muraenoidei, Nemichthyidae, Palaeomyrus, Paranguillidae, Patavichthyidae, Proserrivomer, Protanguilloidei, Proteomyridae, Rhynchocymba, Saccopharyngidae, Saccopharyngoidei, Synaphobranchoidei, Urenchelyidae, Echelidae, Archencheli, Carencheli, Colocephali, Lyomeri, Enchelycephali, Mastygocercus
Subtaxa: Muraenanguilla balegemensis Muraenanguilla lacinata
Type: Muraenanguilla balegemensis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of New Zealand (1 collection), United States (2: Louisiana, Virginia)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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