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Malchi
Taxonomy
Malchi was named by Engel and Morris (1994).
It was assigned to Phillipsiidae by Vanderlaan and Ebach (2015).
It was assigned to Phillipsiidae by Vanderlaan and Ebach (2015).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Malchi Engel and Morris p. 90 |
| 2015 | Malchi Vanderlaan and Ebach p. 47 |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| T. A. Vanderlaan and M. C. Ebach 2015 | Long 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. |
Measurements
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999 | |||||
Age range: Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournaisian | Australia (Queensland) | M. magnificus (217040) |