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Clidastes moorevillensis

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Clidastes moorevillensis was named by Shannon (1975).

It was considered a nomen nudum by Karl and Nyhuis (2012); it was considered a nomen nudum by Lively (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Clidastes moorevillensis Shannon
1997Clidastes moorevillensis Bell
2014Clidastes moorevillensis Fanti et al.
2019Clidastes moorevillensis Driscoll et al.
2020Clidastes moorevillensis Strong et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
familyMosasauridae
subfamilyMosasaurinaeGervais 1853
genusClidastes
speciesmoorevillensisShannon 1975

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Clidastes moorevillensis Shannon 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available