Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Alternative combinations: Conger meridies, Scalanago meridies
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 Gnathophis according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019
See also Frizzell and Lamber 1962 and Schwarzhans 1980
Sister taxa: Gnathophis araroa, Gnathophis flemingi, Gnathophis habenatus, Gnathophis incognitus, Gnathophis ornatus, Gnathophis saubriguensis, Gnathophis umbrellabius
Distribution:
• Eocene of New Zealand (1 collection), United States (1: Mississippi)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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