Nectocotis
Extinct animal genus
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Nectocotis rusmithi is a genus of Ordovician animal with uncertain affinity, found in the Whetstone Gulf Formation, New York State. It was originally described as a nectocaridid, differing from Nectocaris in the possession of an internal skeletal element, and this character was taken as evidence that this group is a stem group cephalopod.[1] However, study in 2025, which considered nectocaridids as stem chaetognaths, did not include this taxon to nectocarididae due to lack of diagnostic features.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Family: | †Nectocarididae (?) |
| Genus: | †Nectocotis Smith, 2020 |
| Species: | †N. rusmithi |
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| †Nectocotis rusmithi Smith, 2020 | |
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