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Simolestinae (disused)

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Pliosauridae

Taxonomy
Simolestinae was named by Nopcsa (1923).

It was assigned to Pliosauridae by Nopcsa (1928).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Simolestinae Nopcsa
1928Simolestinae Nopcsa p. 173

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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
superfamilyPliosauroideaWelles 1943
familyPliosauridaeSeeley 1874
subfamilySimolestinaeNopcsa 1923
subfamilySimolestinaeNopcsa 1923

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.

Subfm. †Simolestinae Nopcsa 1923
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available