Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Parent taxon: Congridae according to W. Schwarzhans 2003
See also Sepkoski 2002, Steurbaut 1984 and Stringer 1998
Sister taxa: Ariosoma, Ariosominae, Astroconger, Bassanago, Bathycongrus, Bathymyrinae, Blachea, Bolcyrus, Conger, Congridarum, Congrinae, Gnathophis, Gorgasia, Heteroconger, Heterocongrinae, Maxwelliella, Mystriophis, Notoconger, Paraconger, Paracongroides, Promyllantor, Pseudophichthys, Pseudoxenomystax, Rhynchoconger, Scalanago, Tonganago, Uroconger, Voltaconger, Xenomystax
Subtaxa: Rhechias angulosus Rhechias armiger Rhechias tysanochila
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Louisiana collection)
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1)
• Miocene of France (2), Panama (1)
• Oligocene of France (1)
• Paleocene of Denmark (4)
Total: 10 collections including 13 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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