Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Alternative combination: Ophidium pantanelli
Belongs to Rhynchoconger according to A. Girone et al. 2006
See also Frost 1924
Sister taxa: Rhynchoconger aftonensis, Rhynchoconger casieri, Rhynchoconger donzacquensis, Rhynchoconger ectenurus, Rhynchoconger ellipticus, Rhynchoconger eocenicus, Rhynchoconger flavus, Rhynchoconger otaianus, Rhynchoconger otapiriensis, Rhynchoconger pantanellii, Rhynchoconger placidus, Rhynchoconger regularis, Rhynchoconger sanctus, Rhynchoconger subtilis, Rhynchoconger transversus, Rhynchoconger weileri, Hildebrandia gracilior, Hildebrandia flava, Hildebrandia pantanellii
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection), New Zealand (1)
• Miocene of New Zealand (4)
• Oligocene to Miocene of New Zealand (1)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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