†order Radiodonta Collins 1996 (arthropod)

Radiodonta

Parent taxon: Euarthropoda according to M. R. Smith and J. Ortega-Hernández 2014

See also Briggs et al. 2008, Pates et al. 2021 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Actaeus, Agonata, Almenia, Aptera, Arachnoidea, Blattina splendens, Bradoriida, Branchiata, Bundenbachiellus, Burgessia, Clypecaris, Cryptocaris, Dalmaniopsis, Devonopilio, Devonopilio hutchinsoni, Dicerocaris, Dinopilio parvus, Dongshanocaris, Douglasocaris, Emeiella, Ercaia, Esmeraldacaris, Euthycarcinoidea, Forfexicaris, Gaoqiaioella, Geracus, Geracus tubifer, Gigantopleurida, Goticaris, Graeophonus, Guangweicarididae, Habelia, Hanburia, Henningsmoenicaris, Hexapoda, Huangshandongia, Jianfengia, Jiucunella, Kablikia, Kampecaris obanensis, Kleptothule, Kounicia, Liantuoia, Libellula carbonaria, Longquania, Marrelomorpha, Meristosoma, Merostomoidea, Molaria, Monoculus, Motina, Myriapoda, Naptile, Notchia, Occacaris, Odaraiida, Orstenocarida, Palaeophonus arctus, Panlongia, Paratrilobita, Parioscorpio, Parvancorinomorpha, Pauloterminus, Pedestria, Pisinnocaris, Platicytes, Plenocaris, Pleurolycosa, Pleurolycosa prolifera, Poliochera pustulatus, Priscansermarinus, Proricaris, Protocaris, Pseudarthron, Pseudoiulia, Pycnogonida, Pygmaclypeatus, Rhombicalvaria, Rhynimonstrum, Schizodiscus, Scorpionida, Serracaris, Shankouia, Skaracarida, Synistata, Tanglangia, Tuzoida, Unogata, Utahcaris, Walossekia, Marrellomorpha, Megadictyon, Artiopoda, Hadranax, Deuteropoda, Arachnomorpha, Dinocarida, Jianshanopodia, Siberion, Proschizoramia

Subtaxa: Amplectobeluidae Anomalocarididae Caryosyntrips Cerabonusoides Cetiocaridae Hurdiidae Kerygmachela Laggania Myoscolex

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Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Germany (1 collection)

• Tremadoc of Morocco (1)

• Solvan of Canada (2: British Columbia), the Czech Republic (1), United States (1: Nevada)

• Delamaran of Canada (27: British Columbia), United States (3: Nevada, Utah)

• Cambrian of Australia (1), Canada (6: Brithish Columbia, British Columbia), China (35), Greenland (4), Poland (1), United States (26: California, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont)

• Waucoban of Canada (1: Northwest Territories)

Total: 110 collections including 179 occurrences

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