†Nektognathus evasmithae Vinther et al. 2025 (arrow worm)
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Nectocarididae - Nectocarididae
Full reference: J. Vinther, L. A. Parry, M. Lee, M. L. Nielsen, Y. Oh, C. Park, J. Kihm, G. DeVivo, D. A. T. Harper, A. T. Nielsen, and T. S. Park. 2025. A fossilized ventral ganglion reveals a chaetognath affinity for Cambrian nectocaridids. Science Advances 11(eadu6990)
Belongs to Nektognathus according to J. Vinther et al. 2025
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MGUH24956. Its type locality is Sirius Passet locality 1, which is in a Stage 3 offshore shelf shale in the Buen Formation of Greenland.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Sirius Passet locality 1
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