Nectocarididae - Nectocarididae
Parent taxon: Metazoa according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Smith and Caron 2010
Sister taxa: Bilateria, Diploblastica, Homoblastica, Hyolithelminthida, Vertebrosa, Westgardia, Chondroplon, Odontogriphidae, Tetraradialomorpha, Silicea, Hadryniscala, Yunnanomedusa, Chenmengella, Eodiorygma, Lidaconus, Porifera, Somatohelix, Limacites, Evmiaksia, Mesozoa, Palaeacmaea, Oligoopilionus, Bomakellia, Deuteronectanebos, Convolutubus, Khasaktidae, Kuckaraukia, Scenellopsis, Tentaculitoidea, Arboreomorpha, Euradiculata, Cnidaria, Siphonoconcha, Pentaradialomorpha, Spygoria, Subtilicyathus, Silicispongea, Proarticulata, Yelovichnus, Agmata, Bilaterialomorpha, Eumetazoa, Rhizostomites, Kimberellomorpha, Gephyrea, Macrocypris kayi, Hadrynichorde, Kinzeriidae, Erniettomorpha, Dictyorhabdus, Parazoa, Petalonamae, Triradialomorpha, Xidazoon, Trichoplax, Atalotaenia, Yangtziramulus, Helanoichnus, Broccoliforma, Lomosovis, Ventogyrus, Problematica, Sentularia, Protolyellia, Goettingenia, Bronicella, Persimedusites, Muricassis, Megathrix, Gaojiashania, Epitheliozoa, Lazaichnus
Subtaxa: Nectocaris Nectocotis
Type: Nectocaris
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (1: New York collection)
• Cambrian of Australia (1), China (7)
• Delamaran of Canada (3: British Columbia)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence