Full reference: A. Belouze, M. Gayet, and C. Atallah. 2003. Les premiers Anguilliformes : I. Révision des genres cénomaniens Anguillavus Hay, 1903 et Luenchelys nov. gen. Geobios 36:241-273
Parent taxon: Anguilliformes according to A. Belouze et al. 2003
See also Forey et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Abisaadia, Anguillidae, Anguilloidei, Anguilloididae, Bolcanguilla, Brannerion, Casierius, Chlopsoidei, Congermuraena, Congridae, Congroidea, Congroidei, Eodiaphyodus, Eomuraena, Eomyrophis, Eurypharyngidae, Gazolapodus, Hayenchelys, Heterenchelyidae, Hoplunnis, Japonoconger, Lemkea, Leptocephalus, Libanechelyidae, Micromyrus, Milananguillidae, Moringuoidei, Muraenesocidae, Muraenidae, Muraenoidei, Mylomyrus, Myroconger, Nemichthyidae, Ophichthidae, Palaeomyrus, Paranguillidae, Parechelus, Patavichthyidae, Proserrivomer, Protanguilloidei, Proteomyridae, Rhynchocymba, Saccopharyngidae, Saccopharyngoidei, Synaphobranchoidei, Urenchelyidae, Urenchelys, Mastygocercus, Archencheli, Enchelycephali, Lyomeri, Echelidae, Carencheli, Colocephali
Subtaxa: Luenchelys minimus
Type: Luenchelys minimus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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