Radiodonta

Radiodonta
Temporal range: Cambrian Series 2–Early Devonian
Left to right, top to bottom: Amplectobelua symbrachiata, Anomalocaris canadensis, Aegirocassis benmoulai, Peytoia nathorsti, Lyrarapax unguispinus, Cambroraster falcatus, and Hurdia victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
†Dinocaridida
Order:
†Radiodonta
Collins, 1996
Families

Radiodonta (also known as radiodonts,[1][2][3] radiodontans,[4][5] radiodontids,[6] anomalocarids,[7] or anomalocaridids,[8][9][10] although the last two originally refer to the family Anomalocarididae, which previously included all species of this order but is now restricted to only a few species.[7]) is an extinct order of stem-group arthropods that was successful worldwide during the Cambrian period. Radiodonts are distinguished by their distinctive frontal appendages, which are morphologically diverse and used for a variety of functions. Radiodonts are among the earliest large predators, but they also included sediment sifters and filter feeders.[11] Some of the most famous species of radiodonts are the Cambrian taxa Anomalocaris canadensis, Hurdia victoria, Peytoia nathorsti, Titanokorys gainesi, Cambroraster falcatus and Amplectobelua symbrachiata. The later surviving members include the subfamily Aegirocassisinae from the Early Ordovician of Morocco and the Early Devonian member Schinderhannes bartelsi from Germany.

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