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Nectocarididae
Taxonomy
Nectocarididae was named by Conway Morris (1976). Its type is Nectocaris.
It was assigned to Cephalopoda by Smith and Caron (2010); and to Metazoa by Wagner (2023).
It was assigned to Cephalopoda by Smith and Caron (2010); and to Metazoa by Wagner (2023).
Subtaxa
Nectocaris (syn. Petalilium, Vetustovermis) (type genus), Nectocotis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1976 | Nectocarididae Conway Morris |
| 2010 | Nectocarididae Smith and Caron pp. 469 - 471 |
| 2023 | Nectocarididae Wagner |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. †Nectocarididae Conway Morris 1976
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G. †Nectocaris Conway Morris 1976
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†Nectocaris pteryx Conway Morris 1976
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Invalid names: Petalium latus Luo and Hu 1999 [synonym], Vetustovermis planus Glaessner 1979 [synonym]
Invalid names: Petalilium Luo and Hu 1999 [objective synonym], Vetustovermis Glaessner 1979 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available