Naraoia

Naraoia
Temporal range: Cambrian Stage 3–Late Silurian
Naraoia spinosa
Fossils of Naraoia compacta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Order: †Nektaspida
Family: †Naraoiidae
Genus: †Naraoia
Walcott, 1912
Type species
Naraoia compacta
Walcott, 1912
Species
  • N. arcana
    Mayers, Aria & Caron, 2018
  • N. bertiensis
    Caron, Rudjin & Millken 2004
  • N. compacta
    Walcott, 1912
  • N. magna
    Mayers, Aria & Caron, 2018
  • N. spinifer
    Walcott 1931
  • N. spinosa
    Zhang & Hou, 1985
  • N. tianjiangensis
    Peng, Zhou & Sun 2012

Naraoia is a genus of small to average size (about 2-4½ cm long) marine arthropods within the family Naraoiidae, that lived from the early Cambrian to the late Silurian period. The species are characterized by a large alimentary system and sideways oriented antennas.