Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates Class Reptilia Linnaeus, 1758 - reptiles Subclass Diapsida Osborn, 1903 - diapsids see Clade Diapsida Osborn 1903 [Gauthier & de Queiroz 2020] Infraclass Lepidosauromorpha Benton, 1983 see Subclass Lepidosauromorpha Benton, 1983 Superorder †Sauropterygia Owen, 1860 Order †Plesiosauria Blainville, 1835 - plesiosaurs