Kuanyangia pustulosa

Order Redlichiida / Suborder Redlichiina / Superfamily Redlichioidea / Family Redlichiidae

Kuanyang, a compound of the surnames Kuan and Yang in Wade-Giles romanisation, from the collectors S. T.

pustul-, Latin, pustule, node, referring to the cephalon surface covered with pustule-like protuberances

Redlichia pustulosa; Kuanyangia(Kuanyangia)pustulosa

Dorsal shield elongate-oval, surface with coarse granulose tubercles. Cranidium sub-trapezoidal; glabella broadly conical, three pairs of obliquely directed glabellar furrows connected medially; dorsal furrow broad and shallow; occipital furrow oblique laterally, Middle part straight; Eye ridge long, palpebral lobe slightly shorter, distal end far from the glabella; Anterior branch of facial suture at about 30 degrees to the midline; Fixed cheek relatively broad; Preocular area and posterior limb long transversely, relatively narrow longitudinally; Anterior border of moderate width, inner margin extremely narrow or absent. Thorax gradually tapering backward; 16 Thoracic segments, axis as wide as pleural region, rings with median nodes; Pleural furrow broad and smooth, pleural spines rather long. Pygidium small, with one fused segment.

This species is the type species of Kuanyangia.