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Neomalungia magna

Trilobita

Taxonomy
Neomalungia magna was named by Luo et al. (2008) [housed at the Yunnan Geological Survey]. Its type specimen is Mhk-1-530 and is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Neomalungia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Neomalungia magna Luo et al. p. 10 figs. pl. 8, fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
genusNeomalungia
speciesmagna

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.

Neomalungia magna Luo et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H.-L. Luo et al. 2008Same as for the genus
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