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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 |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Nectocarididae Conway Morris |
| 2010 | Nectocarididae Smith and Caron pp. 469 - 471 |
| 2023 | Nectocarididae Wagner |
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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
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Caradoc or 521.00000 to 449.50000 Ma
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atdabanian | China (Yunnan) | Petalilium latus (68083) Petalium latus (96869) Vetustovermis planus (86929) | |
| Nangaoian | China (Yunnan) | Petalilium latus (132327 132330 194163) | |
| Atdabanian - Botomian | China (Yunnan) | Petalilium latus (9628) | |
| Botomian | Australia (South Australia) | Vetustovermis planus (187498) | |
| Delamaran | Canada (British Columbia) | Nectocaris pteryx (121962 121963 121964) | |
| Caradoc | USA (New York) | Nectocotis rusmithi (340) |