Pythonichthys Poey 1868 (eel)
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Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Heterenchelyidae
Parent taxon: Heterenchelyidae according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Ebersole et al. 2019 and Stringer 1998
Sister taxa: Heterenchelys, Panturichthys
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1 collection)
• Miocene of New Zealand (1), Venezuela (1)
• Eocene of United States (2: Louisiana, Texas)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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