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Saniwa
Taxonomy
Saniwa was named by Leidy (1870). It is not extant. Its type is Saniwa ensidens. It is the type genus of Saniwinae.
It was assigned to Lacertilia by Leidy (1873); to Anguidae by Hay (1902); to Megalaninae by Nopcsa (1928); to Varanidae by Hecht (1959), Estes (1983), Carroll (1988), Alifanov (1993), Clos (1995) and Smith (2006); and to Saniwinae by Hay (1930), McDowell and Bogert (1954), Brattstrom (1955), Stritzke (1983) and Rieppel and Grande (2007).
It was assigned to Lacertilia by Leidy (1873); to Anguidae by Hay (1902); to Megalaninae by Nopcsa (1928); to Varanidae by Hecht (1959), Estes (1983), Carroll (1988), Alifanov (1993), Clos (1995) and Smith (2006); and to Saniwinae by Hay (1930), McDowell and Bogert (1954), Brattstrom (1955), Stritzke (1983) and Rieppel and Grande (2007).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1870 | Saniwa Leidy p. 124 |
1872 | Thinosaurus Marsh p. 299 |
1873 | Thinosaurus Cope p. 632 |
1873 | Saniva Leidy p. 181–182 |
1890 | Thinosaurus Hoffmann |
1890 | Thinosaurus Zittel |
1891 | Thinosaurus Boulenger |
1902 | Saniwa Hay p. 475 |
1902 | Thinosaurus Hay p. 476 |
1928 | Saniva Nopcsa p. 177 |
1930 | Saniwa Hay p. 251 |
1954 | Saniwa McDowell and Bogert p. 132 |
1955 | Saniwa Brattstrom p. 145 |
1959 | Saniwa Hecht p. 135 |
1983 | Saniwa Estes |
1983 | Tinosaurus Estes |
1983 | Saniwa Stritzke |
1988 | Saniwa Carroll |
1993 | Saniwa Alifanov p. 10 |
1995 | Saniwa Clos p. 263 |
2006 | Saniwa Smith p. 6 |
2007 | Saniwa Rieppel and Grande p. 644 |
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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. †Saniwa Leidy 1870
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†Saniwa edura Smith 2006
†Saniwa ensidens Leidy 1870
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Invalid names: Saniwa brooksi Brattstrom 1955 [synonym], Saniwa major Leidy 1873 [synonym], Thinosaurus agilis Marsh 1872 [synonym], Thinosaurus crassus Marsh 1872 [synonym], Thinosaurus grandis Marsh 1872 [synonym], Thinosaurus leptodus Marsh 1872 [synonym], Thinosaurus paucidens Marsh 1872 [synonym]
†Saniwa orsmaelensis Dollo 1923
Invalid names: Thinosaurus Marsh 1872 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available