大理石泳龙由希拉里·凯彻姆(Hilary F. Ketchum)和罗杰·本森(Roger B. J. Benson)于2011(英语:2011 in paleontology)首次命名,模式种是坎氏大理石泳龙(Marmornectes candrewi)。属名取自拉丁语marmor(大理石)及希腊语nectes(游泳者),故其含义为“大理石的游泳者”。种名致敬发现唯一已知标本并于1998年将其捐给贝德福德博物馆(英语:Bedford Museum)的克里斯·安德鲁(Chris Andrew)。[1]
^ 1.01.11.21.3Hilary F. Ketchum; Roger B. J. Benson. A new pliosaurid (Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria) from the Oxford Clay Formation (Middle Jurassic, Callovian) of England: evidence for a gracile, longirostrine grade of Early-Middle Jurassic pliosaurids. Special Papers in Palaeontology. 2011, 86: 109–129.
^Ketchum, H. F.; Benson, R. B. J. A new pliosaurid from the Oxford Clay Formation of Oxfordshire, UK. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 2022, 67. S2CID 249034986. doi:10.4202/app.00887.2021.