Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Libanechelyidae
Full reference: L. Taverne. 2004. Libanechelys bultyncki gen. et sp. nov., une nouvelle anguille primitive (Teleostei, Anguilliformes) du CĂ©nomanien marin du Liban. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre 74:73-87
Parent taxon: Anguilliformes according to L. Taverne 2004
Sister taxa: Abisaadia, Anguillidae, Anguilloidei, Anguilloididae, Bolcanguilla, Brannerion, Casierius, Chlopsoidei, Congermuraena, Congridae, Congroidea, Congroidei, Eodiaphyodus, Eomuraena, Eomyrophis, Eurypharyngidae, Gazolapodus, Hayenchelys, Heterenchelyidae, Hoplunnis, Japonoconger, Lemkea, Leptocephalus, Luenchelys, Micromyrus, Milananguillidae, Moringuoidei, Muraenesocidae, Muraenidae, Muraenoidei, Mylomyrus, Myroconger, Nemichthyidae, Ophichthidae, Palaeomyrus, Paranguillidae, Parechelus, Patavichthyidae, Proserrivomer, Protanguilloidei, Proteomyridae, Rhynchocymba, Saccopharyngidae, Saccopharyngoidei, Synaphobranchoidei, Urenchelyidae, Urenchelys, Carencheli, Colocephali, Mastygocercus, Enchelycephali, Echelidae, Lyomeri, Archencheli
Subtaxa: Libanechelys
Type: Libanechelys
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Hadjoula (IRSNB collection) (Cretaceous of Lebanon)