Anguilla Schrank 1798 (eel)
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Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Anguillidae
Parent taxon: Anguillidae according to J. Gaudant et al. 2018
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Stinton and Nolf 1970
Sister taxon: Eoanguilla
Subtaxa: Anguilla brevicula Anguilla latispina Anguilla multiradiata Anguilla pachyura Anguilla rectangularis Anguilla ventralis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Quebec collection), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Virginia)
• Miocene of Italy (1)
• Oligocene of France (1)
• Eocene of Belgium (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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