Nectocotis Smith 2019

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 taxon: Nectocaris

Subtaxa: Nectocotis rusmithi

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Type: Nectocotis rusmithi

Distribution: found only at "Beecher's Trilobite Bed," Utica Shale, NY (Ordovician of New York)

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