†family Amplectobeluidae Vinther et al. 2014 (arthropod)
Full reference: J. Vinther, M. Stein, N. R. Longrich and D. A. T. Harper. 2014. A suspension-feeding anomalocarid from the Early Cambrian. Nature 507:496-499
Parent taxon: Radiodonta according to R. Lerosey-Aubril et al. 2020
See also Vinther et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Anomalocarididae, Caryosyntrips, Cerabonusoides, Cetiocaridae, Hurdiidae, Kerygmachela, Laggania, Myoscolex, Tamisiocarididae
Subtaxa: Amplectobelua Lyrarapax Ramskoeldia
Type: Amplectobelua
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (29 collections), United States (5: California, Utah, Vermont)
• Delamaran of Canada (1: British Columbia)
Total: 35 collections including 36 occurrences