Parent taxon: Anguilliformes according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Nelson et al. 2016
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, Muraenanguilla, Muraenesocidae, Muraenidae, Muraenoidei, Nemichthyidae, Palaeomyrus, Paranguillidae, Patavichthyidae, Proserrivomer, Protanguilloidei, Proteomyridae, Rhynchocymba, Saccopharyngidae, Saccopharyngoidei, Urenchelyidae, Carencheli, Archencheli, Mastygocercus, Lyomeri, Enchelycephali, Echelidae, Colocephali
Subtaxa: Ilyophinae Synaphobranchidae
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Glenstrae House, east (Quaternary of New Zealand)