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Piratosaurus

Reptilia - Plesiosauria

Taxonomy
Piratosaurus was named by Leidy (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: K u]. Its type is Piratosaurus plicatus.

It was considered a nomen vanum by Welles (1962).

It was assigned to Plesiosauridae by Hay (1902); to Polycotylidae by Williston (1908); and to Plesiosauria by Williston (1903), Hay (1930), Carroll (1988) and Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Piratosaurus Leidy
1902Piratosaurus Hay p. 456
1903Piratosaurus Williston p. 10
1908Piratosaurus Williston p. 735
1930Piratosaurus Hay p. 122
1988Piratosaurus Carroll
2002Piratosaurus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
genusPiratosaurusLeidy 1865

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Piratosaurus Leidy 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2009-07-20 06:05:48
Modified: 2011-08-12 01:58:15
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available