Connecting link and missing link

Connecting link is particularly related  to the living organisms  which possess the characteristics of two different groups of animals and missing links are related to fossils so called fossil connecting links. Both are same in respect to the function as they both are connecting two organisms. Some examples of connecting links are -

( Group B question of CSIR NET life science )

Links	Between the groups
1.    Actinomycetes	Bacteria & Fungi
2.    Archaeopteryx (missing link )	Reptiles & Birds
3.    Balanoglossus	Chordates & Non-chordates
4.    Chimera (Rabbit fish/Ratfish)	Cartilaginous & Bony fishes
5.    Club moss	Bryophytes & Pteridophytes
6.    Ctenophora	Coelenterates & Platyhelminthes
7.    Cycas	Pteridophytes & Gymnosperms
8.    Echidna (Spiny ant eater)	Reptiles & Mammals
9.     Euglena	Animals & Plants
10. Gnetum	Gymnosperms & Angiosperms
11. Hornworts 12.Ichthyostega	Protista & Bryophytes amphibia and piscine
13. Latimeria	Pisces & Amphibia
14. Myxomycetes	Protista & Fungi
15. Neopilina	Annelida & Mollusca
16. Ornithorhynchus (Duck billed platypus)	Reptiles & Mammals
17. Peripatus (walking worm)                                  2016 dec csir .net question	Annelida & Arthropoda
18. Proterospongia	Protozoa& Porifera
19. Protopterus (Lung fishes)	Bony fishes & Amphibia
20. Rickettsia	Virus & Bacteria
21. Seymouria (missing link )	Amphibia& Reptiles
22. Sphenodon (Living fossil lizard)	Amphibia & Reptilia
23. Tornaria larva	Echinodermata & Chordata
24. Trochophore larva	Annelida & Mollusca
25.. Xenoturbella	Protozoa & Metazoa

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