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Neomalungia

Artiopoda

Taxonomy
Neomalungia was named by Luo et al. (2008). Its type is Neomalungia magna.

It was assigned to Trilobita by Luo et al. (2008).

Species
N. magna (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Neomalungia Luo et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
RankNameAuthor
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
genusNeomalungia

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. †Neomalungia Luo et al. 2008
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Neomalungia magna Luo et al. 2008
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H.-L. Luo et al. 2008Body 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.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-02-29 09:07:31
Modified: 2016-06-02 12:44:28
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available