Redlichia (Pteroredlichia) chinensis

Order Redlichiida / Suborder Redlichiina / Superfamily Redlichioidea / Family Redlichiidae

Redlich, a surname, honouring the British paleontologist K. A. Redlich; pter, wing(ed)

chinensis, Latinisation of Chinese, of China

Redlichia chinensis

Dorsal shield elongate-oval, cephalon semicircular. Cranidium wider than long; glabella elongate-conical, slightly expanded and rounded anteriorly, with three pairs of transversely directed glabellar furrows; eye ridge short, palpebral lobe long and crescentic, its posterior end curving inward near the occipital furrow; inner border narrow, outer border broad and distinctly convex; anterior facial suture branches extending horizontally, nearly at right angles to the axis; preocular wing wing-like; fixed cheek narrow; free Cheek broad, genal spines long. Thorax of 15 segments, axis broad, tapering backward, slightly broader than the pleural region; Pleural furrow broad and deep, pleural spines relatively short; An axial spine of moderate length developed on the 11th thoracic segment; cheek broad, genal spine long. Pygidium small, with one fused segment, posterior margin concave.