Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Leptonectidae

Synonym: Eurhinosauria Motani 1999 [objective synonym]

Parent taxon: Neoichthyosauria according to B. C. Moon 2017

See also Ji et al. 2016, Lomax 2017, Maisch 2010, Maisch and Matzke 2000, Maisch and Reisdorf 2006, McGowan and Motani 2003, Moon 2019 and Motani 1999

Sister taxa: Dearcmhara, Eurhinosaurus, Excalibosaurus, Hauffiopteryx, Leptonectes, Suevoleviathanidae, Temnodontosauridae, Temnodontosaurus

Subtaxa: Wahlisaurus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Wahlisaurus-type locality (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)

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