Redlichiida

Breviredlichia gaoqiaoensis

Order Redlichiida / Suborder Redlichiina / Superfamily Redlichioidea / Family Redlichiidae

Cambrian, Series 2, Stage 4Sichuan

Breviredlichia gaoqiaoensis — photo 1 — Photo 1 · Holotype Complete dorsal shield (Sichuan; Whittington et al., (Sichuan; Zhang Wentang et al. 1997) 1980)

Breviredlichia gaoqiaoensis — photo 2 — Photo 2 · Holotype Complete dorsal shield (Sichuan; Whittington et al., (Sichuan; Zhang Wentang et al. 1997) 1980)

Breviredlichia gaoqiaoensis — photo 3 — Photo 3 · Holotype Complete dorsal shield (Sichuan; Whittington et al., (Sichuan; Zhang Wentang et al. 1997) 1980)

Classification

Order Redlichiida / Suborder Redlichiina / Superfamily Redlichioidea / Family Redlichiidae

Genus

Breviredlichia Chang & Lin in Yin & Lee, 1978

Genus author

Zhang Wentang, Lin Huanling

Genus etymology

brevi-, Latin, short; Redlichia, a trilobite genus name

Species

B. gaoqiaoensis Chang & Lin in Yin & Lee, 1978

Species author

Zhang Wentang, Lin Huanling

Species etymology

Gaoqiao, Pengshui, Sichuan

Age

Cambrian, Series 2, Stage 4

Distribution

Sichuan

Diagnosis

Compared with B. granulosa, in this species the glabella does not taper sharply and incline downward in front of the palpebral lobes, its anterior end is broadly rounded rather than pointed, and the frontal lobe is not Shaped swelling.