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Helveticosauridae

Osteichthyes - Helveticosauridae

Taxonomy
Helveticosauridae was named by Peyer (1955). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Placodontia by Carroll (1988); and to Helveticosauroidea by Rieppel (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Helveticosauridae Peyer
1988Helveticosauridae Carroll
1989Helveticosauridae Rieppel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
superfamilyHelveticosauroidea
familyHelveticosauridaePeyer 1955
familyHelveticosauridaePeyer 1955

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.

Fm. †Helveticosauridae Peyer 1955
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G. †Eusaurosphargis Nosotti and Rieppel 2003
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Eusaurosphargis dalsassoi Nosotti and Rieppel 2003
G. †Helveticosaurus Peyer 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available