†Protanago sector Koken 1888 (conger eel)
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Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Alternative combinations: Otolithus (Platessae) sector, Paraconger sector
Belongs to Protanago according to D. J. Cicimurri et al. 2025
See also Ebersole et al. 2019
Sister taxon: Protanago nonsector
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2 collections), United States (8: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia)
• Tertiary of United States (1: Mississippi)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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