Redlichiida

Redlichia (Redlichia) mansuyi

Order Redlichiida / Suborder Redlichiina / Superfamily Redlichioidea / Family Redlichiidae

Cambrian, Series 2, Stage 4Yunnan
Redlichia (Redlichia) mansuyi — photo 1
Photo 1 · Type specimen (Yunnan; Zhang et al., Reconstruction (drawn by Qingshuifu Qingyi, in Complete dorsal shield, 11.3 cm (Yunnan; 1987) Hu Shixue et al., 2013) Guodong) Complete dorsal shield Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; He Ming) (Yunnan; Guodong) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Pengcheng Complete dorsal shield Jianke) (Yunnan; Zhihong) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Xiaozhuang)
Redlichia (Redlichia) mansuyi — photo 2
Photo 2 · Type specimen (Yunnan; Zhang et al., Reconstruction (drawn by Qingshuifu Qingyi, in Complete dorsal shield, 11.3 cm (Yunnan; 1987) Hu Shixue et al., 2013) Guodong) Complete dorsal shield Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; He Ming) (Yunnan; Guodong) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Pengcheng Complete dorsal shield Jianke) (Yunnan; Zhihong) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Xiaozhuang)
Redlichia (Redlichia) mansuyi — photo 3
Photo 3 · Type specimen (Yunnan; Zhang et al., Reconstruction (drawn by Qingshuifu Qingyi, in Complete dorsal shield, 11.3 cm (Yunnan; 1987) Hu Shixue et al., 2013) Guodong) Complete dorsal shield Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; He Ming) (Yunnan; Guodong) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Pengcheng Complete dorsal shield Jianke) (Yunnan; Zhihong) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Xiaozhuang)
Redlichia (Redlichia) mansuyi — photo 4
Photo 4 · Type specimen (Yunnan; Zhang et al., Reconstruction (drawn by Qingshuifu Qingyi, in Complete dorsal shield, 11.3 cm (Yunnan; 1987) Hu Shixue et al., 2013) Guodong) Complete dorsal shield Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; He Ming) (Yunnan; Guodong) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Pengcheng Complete dorsal shield Jianke) (Yunnan; Zhihong) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Xiaozhuang)
Redlichia (Redlichia) mansuyi — photo 5
Photo 5 · Type specimen (Yunnan; Zhang et al., Reconstruction (drawn by Qingshuifu Qingyi, in Complete dorsal shield, 11.3 cm (Yunnan; 1987) Hu Shixue et al., 2013) Guodong) Complete dorsal shield Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; He Ming) (Yunnan; Guodong) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Pengcheng Complete dorsal shield Jianke) (Yunnan; Zhihong) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Xiaozhuang)
Redlichia (Redlichia) mansuyi — photo 6
Photo 6 · Type specimen (Yunnan; Zhang et al., Reconstruction (drawn by Qingshuifu Qingyi, in Complete dorsal shield, 11.3 cm (Yunnan; 1987) Hu Shixue et al., 2013) Guodong) Complete dorsal shield Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; He Ming) (Yunnan; Guodong) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Pengcheng Complete dorsal shield Jianke) (Yunnan; Zhihong) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Xiaozhuang)
Redlichia (Redlichia) mansuyi — photo 7
Photo 7 · Type specimen (Yunnan; Zhang et al., Reconstruction (drawn by Qingshuifu Qingyi, in Complete dorsal shield, 11.3 cm (Yunnan; 1987) Hu Shixue et al., 2013) Guodong) Complete dorsal shield Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; He Ming) (Yunnan; Guodong) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Pengcheng Complete dorsal shield Jianke) (Yunnan; Zhihong) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Xiaozhuang)
Redlichia (Redlichia) mansuyi — photo 8
Photo 8 · Type specimen (Yunnan; Zhang et al., Reconstruction (drawn by Qingshuifu Qingyi, in Complete dorsal shield, 11.3 cm (Yunnan; 1987) Hu Shixue et al., 2013) Guodong) Complete dorsal shield Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; He Ming) (Yunnan; Guodong) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Pengcheng Complete dorsal shield Jianke) (Yunnan; Zhihong) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Xiaozhuang)
Classification
Order Redlichiida / Suborder Redlichiina / Superfamily Redlichioidea / Family Redlichiidae
Genus
Redlichia, subgenus Redlichia Cossmann, 1902
Genus author
Cossmann M.
Genus etymology
Redlich, a surname, honouring the British paleontologist K. A. Redlich
Species
R. (R.) mansuyi Resser & Endo, 1937
Species author
Resser C. E. & Endo R.
Species etymology
Mansuy — named for the French paleontologist H. Mansuy
Age
Cambrian, Series 2, Stage 4
Distribution
Yunnan
Synonyms
Redlichia mansuyi; Pararedlichia mansuyi
Diagnosis
Outline broadly oval. Cranidium sub-trapezoidal, about as long as wide; glabella conical, broadly rounded anteriorly, three pairs of glabellar furrows; outer border broad and convex; preocular wing broadly triangular; eye ridge short, Palpebral lobe long; Posterior limb long and broad, posterior border furrow narrow and distinct; Anterior branch of facial suture at about 70 degrees to the cranidial midline; Free cheek relatively broad, genal spines stout. Thorax of 14 segments, each Axial rings with a small node, 10th segment with a long axial spine; Pleural lobes broad and flat, pleural spines short. Pygidium small, semicircular; Divided into anterior and posterior parts, anterior part with pleural lobes and pleural spines.