Naraoia
| Naraoia Temporal range:
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| Fossils of Naraoia compacta | |
| Life restoration of Naraoia compacta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | †Artiopoda |
| Order: | †Nektaspida |
| Family: | †Naraoiidae |
| Genus: | †Naraoia Walcott, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Naraoia compacta Walcott, 1912
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| Species | |
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Naraoia is a genus of small-to-average-size (about 2–4.5 cm [0.8–1.8 in] 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.