Hurdiidae
| Hurdiidae Temporal range: Cambrian Stage 4–Lower Devonian | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Class: | †Dinocaridida |
| Order: | †Radiodonta |
| Suborder: | †Anomalocarida |
| Family: | †Hurdiidae Vinther et al. 2014 |
Hurdiidae is a clade of anomalocaridan. It is the most long-lived anomalocaridan clade, lasting from the Cambrian period to the Devonian period.[1]
Definition
Hurdiidae is the most inclusive clade containing Hurdia victoria but not Amplectobelua symbrachiata, Anomalocaris canadensis, or Tamisiocaris borealis.[1]
Phylogeny
The most recent phylogeny of hurdiids, accompanying the description of the hurdiid Aegirocassis benmoulae, is as follows:[2]
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References
- 1 2 Vinther, Jakob; Stein, Martin; Longrich, Nicholas R.; Harper, David A. T. (2014). "A suspension-feeding anomalocarid from the Early Cambrian". Nature. 507: 496–499. doi:10.1038/nature13010.
- ↑ Van Roy, Peter; Daley, Allison C.; Briggs, Derek E. G. (2015). "Anomalocaridid trunk limb homology revealed by a giant filter-feeder with paired flaps". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature14256.
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