†family Amplectobeluidae Vinther et al. 2014 (arthropod)

Radiodonta - Amplectobeluidae

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

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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

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