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Malchi

Artiopoda - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Malchi was named by Engel and Morris (1994).

It was assigned to Phillipsiidae by Vanderlaan and Ebach (2015).

Species
M. magnificus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Malchi Engel and Morris p. 90
2015Malchi Vanderlaan and Ebach p. 47

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyPhillipsiidaeOehlert 1886
genusMalchiEngel and Morris 1994

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Malchi Engel and Morris 1994
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†Malchi magnificus Engel and Morris 1994
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. A. Vanderlaan and M. C. Ebach 2015Long genal spines; glabella just narrower anteriorly, not reaching the margin, very strongly convex; terrace ridges on cephalic border; lateral borders flat; L1 triangular in shape; S1 very distinct. Pygidium with up to 11 axial rings, 5 pleural ribs that become indistinct posteriorly.