Nectocotis
Nectocotis rusmithi is an Ordovician nectocaridid, differing from Nectocaris in the possession of an internal skeletal element.[2]
| Nectocotis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type specimen (from Smith, 2019[1]) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca (?) |
| Family: | †Nectocarididae |
| Genus: | †Nectocotis Smith, 2020 |
| Species: | †N. rusmithi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Nectocotis rusmithi Smith, 2020 | |
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". Journal of Paleontology. 94: 64–69. doi:10.1017/jpa.2019.57.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.