Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates see Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801
   Gnathostomata
     Teleostomi Bonaparte, 1836
       Tetrapoda Hatschek & Cori 1896 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988], nom. cl. inval. see Clade Tetrapoda Hatschek & Cori 1896 [Laurin 2020]
         Amniota Haeckel, 1866 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988], nom. cl. inval. - amniotes see Clade Amniota Haeckel 1866 [Laurin & Reisz 2020]
           Class Reptilia Linnaeus, 1758 [paraphyletic] - 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
                     Superfamily †Plesiosauroidea Nopcsa, 1928 see Suborder Plesiosauroidea Welles, 1943
                       Family †Plesiosauridae Gray, 1825 [monotypic]
                         1 Genus †Plesiosaurus De la Beche & Conybeare, 1821