†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
Subtaxa: Amplectobelua Ramskoeldia
Type: Amplectobelua
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Marjumian of United States (2: Utah collections)
• Cambrian of Canada (1: British Columbia), China (26), United States (2: California)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence