Parent taxon: Anguilliformes according to J. S. Nelson et al. 2016
See also Constantin 1999, Frizzell and Dante 1965, Jordan 1963, Nolf and Dockery 1990 and Schwarzhans 2003
Sister taxa: Abisaadia, Anguillidae, 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, Muraenesocidae, Muraenidae, Muraenoidei, Mylomyrus, Myroconger, Nemichthyidae, Ophichthidae, Palaeomyrus, Paranguillidae, Parechelus, Patavichthyidae, Proserrivomer, Protanguilloidei, Proteomyridae, Rhynchocymba, Saccopharyngidae, Saccopharyngoidei, Synaphobranchoidei, Urenchelyidae, Urenchelys, Carencheli, Archencheli, Echelidae, Enchelycephali, Colocephali, Mastygocercus, Lyomeri
Subtaxa: Muraenanguilla
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: Maryland)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence