Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Parent taxon: Congridae according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019
See also Nolf 1972, Schwarzhans 2007, Sepkoski 2002, Steurbaut 1984, Stinton and Nolf 1970 and Stringer 1998
Sister taxa: Ariosoma, Ariosominae, Astroconger, Bassanago, Bathycongrus, Bathymyrinae, Blachea, Bolcyrus, Conger, Congridarum, Congrinae, Gnathophis, Gorgasia, Heteroconger, Heterocongrinae, Maxwelliella, Mystriophis, Notoconger, Paracongroides, Promyllantor, Pseudophichthys, Pseudoxenomystax, Rhechias, Rhynchoconger, Scalanago, Tonganago, Uroconger, Voltaconger, Xenomystax
Subtaxa: Paraconger guianensis Paraconger sauvagei Paraconger sector
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1 collection), Jamaica (1)
• Miocene of Italy (1), Panama (1), Venezuela (1)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Louisiana)
• Eocene of Belgium (1), France (1), Germany (1), the United Kingdom (4), United States (2: Louisiana)
• Tertiary of United States (1: Mississippi)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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