Anomalocarida
Appearance
Anomalocarida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Order: | †Radiodonta |
Suborder: | †Anomalocarida Vinther et al., 2014 |
Anomalocarida is an extinct clade of stem-group arthropods. Some of the most famous genera are Anomalocaris and Peytoia.
Phylogeny
The phylogeny given by Vinther et al (2014) of the Radiodonta is as follows:[1]
Radiodonta |
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References
- ^ Vinther, J.; Stein, M.; Longrich, N. R.; Harper, D. A. T. (2014). "A suspension-feeding anomalocarid from the Early Cambrian". Nature. 507: 496–499. doi:10.1038/nature13010.