Nodosculda is an extinct genus of mantis shrimp that lived in North America during the late Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous period, between 105 and 100 million years ago.

The carapace of Nodosculda is trapezoidal in shape, wider at the back than at the front, and has many knobs and bumps across its surface, giving it an uneven texture.

[1] Part of the telson is preserved, showing spines of various sizes pointing backwards and arranged in rows, as well as distinct keels running down its length.

[3][4] The monophyly of Sculdidae was questioned by Smith et al. (2023), who conducted a phylogenetic analysis to determine the relations between fossil mantis shrimp.

Their analysis recovered Nodosculda to be a closer relative of the extant Squilla mantis than of Sculda, at a sister taxon position with the modern species.

However, the authors note that the incomplete knowledge of Nodosculda, Ursquilla and Lysiosquilla nkporoensis may be responsible for such a result, and that more material is needed to resolve their relationships.

Archaeocaris vermiformis Archaeocaris graffhami †Bairdops elegans Perimecturus parki Perimecturus rapax †Bairdops beargulchensis †Daidal pattoni †Daidal schoellmanni †Daidal acanthocercus Gorgonophontes fraiponti Gorgonophontes peleron †Chabardella spinosa †Tyrannophontes theridion †Tyrannophontes gigantion †Triassosculda ahyongi †Tyrannosculda laurae †Pseudosculda laevis †Archaeosculda phoenicia †Sculda pennata †Sculda syriaca †Ursquilla yehoachi †Lysiosquilla nkporoensis †Nodosculda fisherorum Squilla mantis