Nectocarididae

Nectocarididae Temporal range: 520–461  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Nectocaris pteryx after the reconstruction of Smith & Caron (2010)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Bilateria
Family:	†Nectocarididae Conway Morris, 1976
Genera[1]
Nectocaris Conway Morris, 1976 Nectocotis Smith, 2019

Nectocarididae is a controversial family of animals that superficially resemble squids. Only two genera have been described, being Nectocaris (=Vetustovermis, Petalilium?) from the Cambrian period, and Nectocotis, from the Ordovician period.^[2] Some researchers claim they are cephalopods, however, this is heavily disputed and most reject this claim.^[3][4]

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