Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Alternative combination: Conger sanctus
Full reference: D. L. Frizzell and C. K. Lamber. 1962. Distinctive "congrid type" fish otoliths from the lower Tertiary of the Gulf Coast (Pisces: Anguilliformes). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 32(5):87-101
Belongs to Rhynchoconger according to D. Nolf and D. Dockery 1993
See also Thurmond and Jones 1981
Sister taxa: Rhynchoconger aftonensis, Rhynchoconger casieri, Rhynchoconger donzacquensis, Rhynchoconger ectenurus, Rhynchoconger ellipticus, Rhynchoconger eocenicus, Rhynchoconger flavus, Rhynchoconger otaianus, Rhynchoconger otapiriensis, Rhynchoconger pantanelli, Rhynchoconger pantanellii, Rhynchoconger placidus, Rhynchoconger regularis, Rhynchoconger subtilis, Rhynchoconger transversus, Rhynchoconger weileri, Hildebrandia gracilior, Hildebrandia flava, Hildebrandia pantanellii
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (3: Alabama, Mississippi collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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