Rhechias Jordan 1922 (conger eel)

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

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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

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