Hastanectes

Hastanectes

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sauropterygia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Superordo: †Sauropterygia

Ordo: †Plesiosauria
Subordo: †Plesiosauroidea
Familiae: †Leptocleididae
Genus: †Hastanectes
Species: †H. valdensis

Name

†Hastanectes Benson, Ketchum, Naish & Turner, 2012

References

Primary references

• Benson, R.B.J., Ketchum, H.F., Naish, D. & Turner, L.E. 2012. A new leptocleidid (Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria) from the Vectis Formation (Early Barremian–early Aptian; Early Cretaceous) of the Isle of Wight and the evolution of Leptocleididae, a controversial clade. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 11(2): 233–250. DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2011.634444

Links

• †Hastanectes Benson et al., 2013 (plesiosaur) – Taxon details on Paleobiology Database.

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