Hurdiidae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | †Dinocaridida |
| Order: | †Radiodonta |
| Family: | †Hurdiidae Vinther et al., 2014 |
Hurdiidae is a family of radiodonts, an extinct group of arthropods. It is the most long-lived radiodont clade, lasting from the Cambrian period to the Devonian period.[1]
Definition
Hurdiidae is the most inclusive clade containing Hurdia victoria but not Amplectobelua symbrachiata, Anomalocaris canadensis, or Tamisiocaris borealis.[1]
Phylogeny
The phylogeny of hurdiids, accompanying the description of the hurdiid Aegirocassis benmoulae, is as follows:[2]
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References
- ^ a b Vinther, Jakob; Stein, Martin; Longrich, Nicholas R.; Harper, David A. T. (2014). "A suspension-feeding anomalocarid from the Early Cambrian" (PDF). Nature. 507 (7493): 496–499. doi:10.1038/nature13010. PMID 24670770.
- ^ Van Roy, Peter; Daley, Allison C.; Briggs, Derek E. G. (2015). "Anomalocaridid trunk limb homology revealed by a giant filter-feeder with paired flaps". Nature. 522 (7554): 77–80. doi:10.1038/nature14256. PMID 25762145.