Nectocotis
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Nectocotis Temporal range:
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Type specimen (from Smith, 2019[1]) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Family: | †Nectocarididae |
Genus: | †Nectocotis Smith, 2020 |
Species: | †N. rusmithi
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Binomial name | |
†Nectocotis rusmithi Smith, 2020
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Nectocotis rusmithi is an Ordovician nectocaridid, differing from Nectocaris in the possession of an internal skeletal element.[2]
References
- ^ Smith, M. R. (2019). "High resolution photographs of Nectocotis rusmithi". Figshare (Data Set). doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3953191.
- ^ Smith, Martin R. (2020). "An Ordovician nectocaridid hints at an endocochleate origin of Cephalopoda" (PDF). Journal of Paleontology. 94 (1): 64–69. Bibcode:2020JPal...94...64S. doi:10.1017/jpa.2019.57. S2CID 201208912.
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