Radiodonta

Radiodonta Temporal range: Early Cambrian–Lower Devonian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Opabinia regalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Stem-group:	Arthropoda
Class:	†Dinocaridida
Order:	†Radiodonta Collins, 1996
Families
†Anomalocarididae (?) †Jianshanopodia †Kerygmachela †Pambdelurion †Parapeytoia †Anomalocarididae †Amplectobelua †Anomalocaris †Caryosyntrips †Cassubia †Cucumericrus †Hurdia †Peytoia †Schinderhannes †Stanleycaris †Opabiniidae †Opabinia †Opabiniidae (?) †Myoscolex

Radiodonta is a proposed taxon containing as Anomalocaridids (like Anomalocaris, Peytoia and Schinderhannes) and Opabinids (like the only known Opabinia). Another species is Kerygmachela which, even if it might not be an anomalocaridid, at least may be a member of the radiodonta.

External links

• Mikko's Phylogeny Archive
• Desmond Collins: The "Evolution" of Anomalocaris and Its Classification in the Arthropod Class Dinocarida (nov.) and Order Radiodonta (nov.), Journal of Paleontology, 1996