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] It was found in the Whetstone Gulf Formation, New York State.

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.