Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Parent taxon: Congridae according to D. J. Cicimurri et al. 2025
See also Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Ariosoma, Ariosominae, Astroconger, Bassanago, Bathycongrus, Blachea, Bolcyrus, Chiloconger, Conger, Congridarum, Congrinae, Gnathophis, Gorgasia, Heteroconger, Heterocongrinae, Maxwelliella, Mystriophis, Notoconger, Paraconger, Paracongroides, Promyllantor, Pseudophichthys, Pseudoxenomystax, Rhechias, Rhynchoconger, Scalanago, Tonganago, Uroconger, Voltaconger, Xenomystax
Subtaxa: Protanago
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Mississippi collection)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2), United States (12: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia)
• Tertiary of United States (1: Mississippi)
Total: 16 collections including 22 occurrences