Anomalocaris (arthropod)

Radiodonta - Anomalocarididae

Parent taxon: Anomalocarididae according to D. E. G. Briggs et al. 2008

See also Bambach et al. 2007 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amiella, Cassubia, Cucumericus, Parapeytoia

Subtaxa: Anomalocaris emmonsi Anomalocaris lineata Anomalocaris magnabasis Anomalocaris nathorsti Anomalocaris pennsylvanica Anomalocaris saron

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Delamaran of Canada (4: British Columbia collections), United States (3: Nevada, Utah)

• Cambrian of Australia (1), Canada (3: Brithish Columbia, British Columbia), China (18), United States (13: Nevada, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont)

• Waucoban of Canada (1: Northwest Territories)

Total: 43 collections including 47 occurrences

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