Superphylum Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - deuterostomes see Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908
   Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
     Subphylum Craniata auct. see Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812
       Vertebrata (Lamarck, 1801) - vertebrates see Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812
         Myopterygii - myopterygians
           Superclass Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874 - jawed vertebrates
             Grade Teleostomi Bonaparte, 1836
               Euteleostomi - bony vertebrates
                 Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes
                   Subclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
                     Division Teleostei Müller, 1845 see Infraclass Teleostei Müller, 1845
                       Elopocephala see Supercohort Teleocephala de Pinna, 1996
                         Subdivision Elopomorpha Greenwood et al., 1966 see Cohort Elopomorpha Greenwood et al., 1966
                           Order Anguilliformes Rafinesque, 1810 - eels
                             Suborder Congroidei (Regan, 1909)
                               Family Ophichthidae Günther, 1870 - snake eels and worm eels
                                 Subfamily Myrophinae
                                   Genus Benthenchelys Fowler, 1934