†family Nectocarididae Conway Morris 1976 (arrow worm)

Nectocarididae - Nectocarididae

Parent taxon: Chaetognatha according to J. Vinther et al. 2025

See also Smith and Caron 2010

Sister taxa: Amiskwidae, Eognathacantha, Paucijaculum, Protoconodonta, Protoconodontida, Timorebestia, Titerina

Subtaxa: Nectocaris Nectocotis Nektognathus

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Type: Nectocaris

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (1: New York collection)

• Cambrian of Australia (1), Canada (3: British Columbia), China (7), Greenland (1)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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