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Hastanectes

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Leptocleididae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Hastanectes Benson et al.
2014Hastanectes Benson and Druckenmiller figs. 2-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
superfamilyPlesiosauroideaWelles 1943
Leptocleidia
familyLeptocleididae
genusHastanectes

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. †Hastanectes Benson et al. 2013
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Hastanectes valdensis Lydekker 1889
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. B. J. Benson et al. 2013As for type and only species [Hastanectes valdensis]