Nectocotis

Nectocotis Temporal range: Katian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type specimen (from Smith, 2019[1])
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Family:	†Nectocarididae
Genus:	†Nectocotis Smith, 2020
Species:	†N. rusmithi
Binomial name
†Nectocotis rusmithi Smith, 2020

Nectocotis rusmithi is an Ordovician nectocaridid, differing from Nectocaris in the possession of an internal skeletal element.[2]

References

1. Smith, M. R. (2019). "High resolution photographs of Nectocotis rusmithi". Figshare (Data Set). doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3953191.
2. 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.