Full reference: A. Belouze, M. Gayet, and C. Atallah. 2003. Les premiers Anguilliformes : II. Paraphylie du genre Urenchelys Woodward, 1900 et relations phylogénétiques. Geobios 36:351-378
Parent taxon: Anguilliformes according to A. Belouze et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Anguillidae, Anguilloidei, Anguilloididae, Bolcanguilla, Brannerion, Casierius, Chlopsoidei, Congermuraena, Congridae, Congroidea, Congroidei, Eodiaphyodus, Eomuraena, Eomyrophis, Eurypharyngidae, Gazolapodus, Hayenchelys, Heterenchelyidae, Hoplunnis, Japonoconger, Lemkea, Leptocephalus, Libanechelyidae, Luenchelys, Micromyrus, Milananguillidae, Moringuoidei, Muraenanguilla, Muraenesocidae, Muraenidae, Muraenoidei, Mylomyrus, Myroconger, Nemichthyidae, Ophichthidae, Palaeomyrus, Paranguillidae, Parechelus, Patavichthyidae, Proserrivomer, Protanguilloidei, Proteomyridae, Rhynchocymba, Saccopharyngidae, Saccopharyngoidei, Synaphobranchoidei, Urenchelyidae, Urenchelys, Colocephali, Enchelycephali, Mastygocercus, Echelidae, Archencheli, Lyomeri, Carencheli
Subtaxa: Abisaadia hakelensis
Type: Anguilla hakelensis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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