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