Lusonectes

Lusonectes sauvagei, holotype

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
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
Familia: †Plesiosauridae
Genus: †Lusonectes
Species: †L. sauvagei

Name

Lusonectes Smith, Araújo & Mateus, 2012

Type species: Lusonectes sauvagei Smith, Araújo & Mateus, 2012, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Smith, A.S., Araújo, R. & Mateus, O. 2012. A new plesiosauroid from the Toarcian (Lower Jurassic) of Alhadas, Portugal. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57(2): 257–266. DOI: 10.4202/app.2011.0023 . Reference page. 

Links

• †Lusonectes Smith et al., 2012 (plesiosaur) – Taxon details on Paleobiology Database.

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