†Nectocotis Smith 2019 (arrow worm)
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Nectocarididae - Nectocarididae
Full reference: M.R. Smith. 2019. An Ordovician nectocaridid hints at an endocochleate origin of Cephalopoda. Journal of Paleontology
Parent taxon: Nectocarididae according to M.R. Smith 2019
Sister taxa: Nectocaris, Nektognathus
Subtaxa: Nectocotis rusmithi
Type: Nectocotis rusmithi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Beecher's Trilobite Bed (Ordovician of New York)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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