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Sveltonectes

Reptilia - Ophthalmosauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Sveltonectes Fischer et al.
2012Sveltonectes Fischer et al.
2013Sveltonectes Fischer et al.
2014Sveltonectes Arkhangelsky and Zverkov
2014Sveltonectes Robert et al. p. 22 fig. 15
2016Sveltonectes Ji et al. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Ichthyosauromorpha
Ichthyosauriformes
Ichthyopterygia(Owen 1840)
Eoichthyosauria
Ichthyosauria(de Blainville 1835)
Baracromia
familyOphthalmosauridaeAndrews 1910
subfamilyPlatypterygiinaeArkhangelsky 2001
genusSveltonectes

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.

G. †Sveltonectes Fischer et al. 2011
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Sveltonectes insolitus Fischer et al. 2011
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. Ji et al. 2016Parietal supratemporal process long; basiptery- goid processes short, giving basisphenoid a square outline in dor- sal view; scapula with anterior acromion process; coracoid anterior margin notched; humerus with two distal facets; phalan- ges polygonal and closely packed; forefin preaxial and postaxial accessory digits present; femur with three distal facets, anterior one for the accessory digit; hind fin with anterior and posterior accessory digits.