Sachites

Sachites (Meshkova 1969) is an extinct genus of halkeriid that is only known from fossilised spiny sclerites; many Sachites specimens are now referred to as other halkieriid taxa.^[1] Although believed to be related to the halkieriids,^[2] a chancelloriid affinity has more recently been proposed.^[3]

Order:†Chancelloriida

Family:†Sachitidae

Genus:†Sachites
Meshkova, 1969

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Sachites Temporal range: Cambrian, 530–513 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Order:	†Chancelloriida
Family:	†Sachitidae
Genus:	†Sachites Meshkova, 1969
Type species
Sachites longus Qian, 1977
Species
S. alatus Duan, 1984 S. desquamatus Duan, 1984 S. folliformis Duan, 1984 S. longus Qian, 1977 S. maidipingensis Qian, 1977 S. minus Qian et al., 1979 S. terastios Qian et al., 1979

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Sachites has seven species; the type species Sachites longus was named and described in 1977.^[4]