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Nectocaris soft-body cephalopod test

Ninety newly prepared specimens reveal a funnel, fins, eyes and two tentacles but no diagnostic hard-part series.

Represented range508–505 Ma
RegionsBurgess Shale, British Columbia, Canada
CladesMolluscan origin dossier route · Nectocaris pteryx · Cephalopoda

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topology · low

Ninety newly prepared Nectocaris specimens reveal paired eyes, two tentacles, lateral fins and a ventral funnel-like structure that support a cephalopod interpretation in the cited study, but absent diagnostic shell, siphuncle, beak and radula evidence leaves that placement contested.

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References

  1. Primitive soft-bodied cephalopods from the CambrianSmith, M.R.; Caron, J.-B. · 2010 · DOI 10.1038/nature09068
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