The name Vectocleidus was erected by Benson et al. (2012b) for a leptocleidid from the Early Cretaceous of the Isle of Wight, UK. The type specimen was previously referred to Leptocleidus sp.
Vectocleidus can be confidently identified as a leptocleidid but its position within the clade is unstable (Benson et al. (2012b).
