Opinions from D. S. Brown 1981

  • 'Apractocleidus is an objective synonym of Cryptoclidus'
  • 'Apractocleidus teretipes is a subjective synonym of Cryptoclidus eurymerus'
  • 'Aristonectes belongs to Cryptoclididae'
  • 'Cimoliosaurus is a misspelling of Cimoliasaurus'
  • 'Tremamesacleis durobrivensis is a subjective synonym of Muraenosaurus leedsii'
  • 'Cimoliosaurus durobrivensis is a misspelling of Cimoliasaurus durobrivensis'
  • 'Cimoliosaurus durobrivensis is recombined as Tremamesacleis durobrivensis' according to White 1940
  • 'Cimoliosaurus plicatus is a subjective synonym of Muraenosaurus leedsii'
  • 'Cimoliosaurus richardsoni is recombined as Cryptoclidus richardsoni'
  • 'Colymbosaurus belongs to Elasmosauridae'
  • 'Cryptoclididae belongs to Plesiosauroidea'
  • 'Elasmosauridae belongs to Plesiosauroidea'
  • 'Elasmosaurus belongs to Elasmosauridae'
  • 'Kimmerosaurus belongs to Cryptoclididae'
  • 'Kimmerosaurus langhami belongs to Kimmerosaurus'
  • 'Muraenosaurus belongs to Elasmosauridae'
  • 'Muraenosaurus (Cryptoclidus) was reranked as Cryptoclidus and belongs to Cryptoclididae'
  • 'Cryptoclidus platymerus is a subjective synonym of Cryptoclidus eurymerus'
  • 'Muraenosaurus beloclis belongs to Muraenosaurus'
  • 'Cimoliasaurus brevior is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Muraenosaurus leedsii belongs to Muraenosaurus'
  • 'Muraenosaurus leedsi is a misspelling of Muraenosaurus leedsii'
  • 'Muraenosaurus platyclis is recombined as Tremamesacleis platycleis' according to White 1940
  • 'Muraenosaurus platyclis is a subjective synonym of Muraenosaurus leedsii'
  • 'Picrocleidus is a subjective synonym of Muraenosaurus'
  • 'Plesiosauria belongs to Sauropterygia'
  • 'Plesiosauridae belongs to Plesiosauroidea'
  • 'Plesiosauroidea belongs to Plesiosauria'
  • 'Plesiosaurus belongs to Plesiosauridae'
  • 'Plesiosaurus affinis is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Plesiosaurus brachistospondylus is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Plesiosaurus brevis belongs to Plesiosaurus' according to Owen 1854
  • 'Plesiosaurus brevis is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Plesiosaurus carinatus belongs to Plesiosaurus' according to Phillips 1871
  • 'Plesiosaurus carinatus is replaced by Plesiosaurus phillipsi'
  • 'Plesiosaurus doedicomus is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Plesiosaurus durobrivensis belongs to Plesiosaurus' according to Seeley 1892
  • 'Plesiosaurus durobrivensis is a subjective synonym of Cryptoclidus eurymerus'
  • 'Plesiosaurus ellipsospondylus belongs to Plesiosaurus' according to Phillips 1871
  • 'Plesiosaurus ellipsospondylus is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Plesiosaurus eurymerus is recombined as Cryptoclidus eurymerus'
  • 'Plesiosaurus hexagonalis is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Plesiosaurus infraplanus is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Plesiosaurus levis belongs to Plesiosaurus' according to Owen 1854
  • 'Plesiosaurus levis is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Plesiosaurus manselii is a subjective synonym of Colymbosaurus trochanterius'
  • 'Plesiosaurus manseli is a misspelling of Plesiosaurus manselii'
  • 'Colymbosaurus megadeirus is a subjective synonym of Colymbosaurus trochanterius'
  • 'Plesiosaurus megadirus is a misspelling of Plesiosaurus megadeirus'
  • 'Plesiosaurus megapleuron belongs to Plesiosaurus' according to Owen 1854
  • 'Plesiosaurus megapleuron is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Plesiosaurus oxfordiensis is a nomen nudum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus oxoniensis is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Plesiosaurus phillipsi is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Plesiosaurus planispondylus belongs to Plesiosaurus' according to Damon 1860
  • 'Plesiosaurus planispondylus is a nomen nudum'
  • 'Muraenosaurus plicatus is a subjective synonym of Muraenosaurus leedsii'
  • 'Plesiosaurus subdepressus is a nomen nudum'
  • 'Plesiosaurus trochanterius is recombined as Colymbosaurus trochanterius'
  • 'Plesiosaurus truncatus is recombined as Muraenosaurus truncatus' according to Sauvage 1911
  • 'Plesiosaurus truncatus is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Plesiosaurus validus is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Plesiosaurus winspitensis is a nomen dubium'
  • 'Pliosauridae belongs to Pliosauroidea'
  • 'Pliosauroidea belongs to Plesiosauria'
  • 'Pliosaurus portlandicus is a subjective synonym of Colymbosaurus trochanterius'
  • 'Sauropterygia was reranked as a subclass and belongs to Reptilia'
  • 'Sthenarosaurus belongs to Plesiosauroidea'
  • 'Tremamesacleis is a subjective synonym of Muraenosaurus'
  • 'Tricleidus belongs to Elasmosauridae'
  • 'Tricleidus seeleyi belongs to Tricleidus'