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Neomalungia
Taxonomy
Neomalungia was named by Luo et al. (2008). Its type is Neomalungia magna.
It was assigned to Trilobita by Luo et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Trilobita by Luo et al. (2008).
Species
N. magna (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Neomalungia Luo et al. |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| H.-L. Luo et al. 2008 | Body large, cranidium subtrapeziform in outline; glabella wide and cone-shaped, with 3 paries of shallow glabellar furrows; occipital furrows shallow and wide; neck ring shows uniform width. Dorsal furrows narrow and shallow. Eye ridges shorts and unclear; eye lobes relatively large and convex outward. Fixigena relatively narrow. Posterolateral limb wide and large; posterior border furrow shallow and wide. Anterior limb narrow; anterior border wide and convex slightly. Anterior branch of the facial suture extends outward; posterior branch of the facial suture relatively long, extending backward and outward. Thorax with at least 16 thoracicsegments; axial lobe wide, columnar in outline, with a node on each ring. Pleurae relatively narrow; pleural spines become longer backward. Pygidium probably small. |