Avalonnectes

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sauropterygia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Superordo: †Sauropterygia

Ordo: †Plesiosauria
Familia: †Rhomaleosauridae
Genus: †Avalonnectes
Species: A. arturi

Name

†Avalonnectes Benson, Evans & Druckenmiller, 2012

Type species: Avalonnectes arturi Benson, Evans & Druckenmiller, 2012

Etymology: Genus name from Avalon, an island from the legend of King Arthur, often identified with Glastonbury, near Street, and nectes, Greek meaning ‘swimmer’.

References

Benson, Roger B. J., Mark Evans & Patrick S. Druckenmiller, 2012: High diversity, low disparity and small body size in plesiosaurs (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from the Triassic-Jurassic boundary. PLoS One, 7(3): e31838. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031838.

Links

†Avalonnectes Benson et al., 2012 (plesiosaur) – Taxon details on Paleobiology Database.