Nectocarididae
| Nectocarididae Temporal range: | |
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| Nectocaris pteryx after the reconstruction of Smith & Caron (2010) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Bilateria |
| Family: | †Nectocarididae Conway Morris, 1976 |
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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. Some researchers claim they are cephalopods, however, this is heavily disputed and most reject this claim.