†suborder Longipinnati Huene 1948 (ichthyosaur)
Alternative spelling: Longipinnatoidea
Parent taxon: Hueneosauria according to M. W. Maisch 2010
See also Appleby 1979, Maisch and Matzke 2000, Maisch and Matzke 2006, McGowan 1974 and von Huene 1951
Sister taxa: Merriamosauria, Merriamosauriformes, Mixosauridae
Subtaxa: Cymbospondylidae Toretocnemidae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (7 collections), Germany (3), Italy (2), Mexico (2), Norway (2), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), Switzerland (1), United States (10: California, Idaho, Nevada)
Total: 28 collections including 31 occurrences