The Taxonomicon
Entity by Scientific Name
Entity by Epithet
Entity by Identifier
Entity by Common Name
Taxon by Scientific Name (above family group)
Taxon by Scientific Name (family group)
Taxon by Scientific Name (genus group)
Taxon by Scientific Name (species group)
Taxon by Scientific Name (below species group)
Taxon by Authorship
Object by Name
Object by Number
Phenomenon by Name
Homonym
Topic
Person by Last Name / Standard Form
Organization by Name / Abbreviation
Reference by Year
Reference by Title
Home
Site map
|
Contact
Taxon:
Order †
Nothosauria
Baur, 1889
- nothosaurs
(reptile)
Taxa
Advanced Search
Entity
Show Invalid Names
Show Alternatives
Bookmarks
Set Bookmark
Go to Bookmark
Hierarchy
Nomenclature
Taxonomy
Properties
Relationships
Bibliography
Links
Entity:
†Sauropterygia (Superorder)
..†Eosauropterygia
..†Placodontia (Order)
..[†Nothosauria] (Order) - nothosaurs
Concise hierarchy
(Kingdom)
Animalia
-
(Phylum)
Chordata
-
(Class)
Reptilia
Current position
†
Sauropterygia
(Superorder)
Owen, 1860
Ref:
D. Lambert & the Diagram Group, 1991(1997)
: 79.
Alternative positions
Reptilia
(Class)
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
T. Rees, 2006-present
: [5 Jun 2025]; IRMNG[5 Jun 2025].
Historical positions
†
Sauropterygia
(Superorder)
Owen, 1860
Ref:
D. Lambert & the Diagram Group, 1991(1997)
: 79.
Diapsida
(Subclass)
Osborn, 1903
Ref:
B. Gardiner et al., 1989
: 301.
†
Sauropterygia
(Superorder)
Owen, 1860
Ref:
R.L. Carroll, 1988
: App. (p. 619).
†
Sauropterygia
(Class)
Owen, 1860
Ref:
L.B. Halstead, 1969
: 101.
Number of Subtaxa
1988
R.L. Carroll
: 619
[; †5f;21g]
©2004-2026 Universal Taxonomic Services
Last updated:
28 Aug 2026