Congridarum Kaup 1856 (conger eel)

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Parent taxon: Congridae according to D. Nolf and S. Bajpai 1992

See also Frost 1934, Heinrich 1969 and Weiler 1959

Sister taxa: Ariosoma, Ariosominae, Astroconger, Bassanago, Bathycongrus, Bathymyrinae, Blachea, Bolcyrus, Conger, Congrinae, Gnathophis, Gorgasia, Heteroconger, Heterocongrinae, Maxwelliella, Mystriophis, Notoconger, Paraconger, Paracongroides, Promyllantor, Pseudophichthys, Pseudoxenomystax, Rhechias, Rhynchoconger, Scalanago, Tonganago, Uroconger, Voltaconger, Xenomystax

Subtaxa: Congridarum brevisulcus Congridarum carinatus Congridarum clifdenensis Congridarum grantmackiei Congridarum obrutus Congridarum occidentalis Congridarum thevenini Congridarum websteri

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Australia (2 collections), Germany (1), Mexico (1), New Zealand (16)

• Waitakian of New Zealand (6)

• Oligocene of Australia (1), France (1), Germany (1)

• Eocene of Germany (1), India (1), Indonesia (1), United States (1: Texas)

• Paleocene of United States (1: Alabama)

Total: 34 collections including 42 occurrences

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