Lusonectes

Lusonectes sauvagei, holotype

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Plesiosauroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota 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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