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Malongullia zhenxiongensis

Artiopoda - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae

Taxonomy
Malongullia zhenxiongensis was named by Wei et al. (2023). Its type specimen is NIGP175924, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Malongullia zhenxiongensis Wei et al. p. 346 figs. Fig. 10C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderTrinucleida(Swinnerton 1915)
familyRaphiophoridaeAngelin 1854
genusMalongulliaWebby and Moors 1970
specieszhenxiongensis

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.

Malongullia zhenxiongensis Wei et al. 2023
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: suspension feederf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-12-13 23:10:26
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:27:49
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Katian or 452.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2China Malongullia zhenxiongensis (236250 236253)