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Anomalocarida
Scientific classification Edit this 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

References

  1. ^ 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.