Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Omphalosauridae
Alternative spelling: Omphalosauria
Parent taxon: Ichthyosauria according to M. W. Maisch 2010
See also Carroll 1988, Hay 1930, Huene 1951, Kuhn 1946, Sander and Faber 1998 and Shikama and Kamei 1978
Sister taxa: Baracromia, Cetarthrosaurus, Ghuizhouichthyosaurus, Grippiidae, Guanlingichthyosaurus, Hueneosauria, Ichthyosauroidea, Ichthyosaurus australis, Ichthyosaurus polyptychodon, Ichthyosaurus strombecki, Isfjordosaurus, Latipinnatoidea, Longipinnatoidea, Mixosauria, Naanchangasaurus, Parvinatatoridae, Parvipelvia, Pessosaurus, Proteosauridae, Quasianosteosauridae, Rachitrema, Shastosauroidea, Sphaerodontes, Stenopterygius grandis, Thaisauridae, Thunnosauria, Utatsusauridae
Subtaxa: Chaosaurus Omphalosaurus Tholodus Xinminosaurus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1 collection), China (1), Germany (3), Italy (1), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (1), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), United States (2: Nevada)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence