†family Anomalocarididae Raymond 1935 (arthropod)
Alternative spelling: Anomalocardidae
Parent taxon: Radiodonta according to D. E. G. Briggs et al. 2008
See also Bambach et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Amplectobeluidae, Caryosyntrips, Cerabonusoides, Cetiocaridae, Hurdiidae, Kerygmachela, Laggania, Myoscolex, Tamisiocarididae
Subtaxa: Amiella Anomalocaris Cassubia Cucumericus Paranomalocaris Parapeytoia
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Australia (1 collection), Canada (8: Brithish Columbia, British Columbia), China (15), Poland (1), United States (20: Nevada, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont)
• Solvan of United States (1: Nevada)
• Waucoban of Canada (1: Northwest Territories)
Total: 47 collections including 52 occurrences