Redlichiida

Redlichia (Redlichia) noetlingi

Order Redlichiida / Suborder Redlichiina / Superfamily Redlichioidea / Family Redlichiidae

Cambrian, Series 2, Stage 4Yunnan; Pakistan
Redlichia (Redlichia) noetlingi — photo 1
Photo 1 · Type specimen (Pakistan; Whittington et al., Reconstruction (drawn by Qingshuifu Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; 1997) Qingyi, in Hu Shixue et al., 2013) Pengcheng Jianke) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Qingshui Fu Qingyi) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Complete dorsal shield Qingshui Fu Qingyi) (Yunnan; Heiyanquan Xiansheng) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Guodong)
Redlichia (Redlichia) noetlingi — photo 2
Photo 2 · Type specimen (Pakistan; Whittington et al., Reconstruction (drawn by Qingshuifu Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; 1997) Qingyi, in Hu Shixue et al., 2013) Pengcheng Jianke) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Qingshui Fu Qingyi) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Complete dorsal shield Qingshui Fu Qingyi) (Yunnan; Heiyanquan Xiansheng) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Guodong)
Redlichia (Redlichia) noetlingi — photo 3
Photo 3 · Type specimen (Pakistan; Whittington et al., Reconstruction (drawn by Qingshuifu Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; 1997) Qingyi, in Hu Shixue et al., 2013) Pengcheng Jianke) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Qingshui Fu Qingyi) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Complete dorsal shield Qingshui Fu Qingyi) (Yunnan; Heiyanquan Xiansheng) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Guodong)
Redlichia (Redlichia) noetlingi — photo 4
Photo 4 · Type specimen (Pakistan; Whittington et al., Reconstruction (drawn by Qingshuifu Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; 1997) Qingyi, in Hu Shixue et al., 2013) Pengcheng Jianke) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Qingshui Fu Qingyi) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Complete dorsal shield Qingshui Fu Qingyi) (Yunnan; Heiyanquan Xiansheng) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Guodong)
Redlichia (Redlichia) noetlingi — photo 5
Photo 5 · Type specimen (Pakistan; Whittington et al., Reconstruction (drawn by Qingshuifu Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; 1997) Qingyi, in Hu Shixue et al., 2013) Pengcheng Jianke) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Qingshui Fu Qingyi) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Complete dorsal shield Qingshui Fu Qingyi) (Yunnan; Heiyanquan Xiansheng) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Guodong)
Redlichia (Redlichia) noetlingi — photo 6
Photo 6 · Type specimen (Pakistan; Whittington et al., Reconstruction (drawn by Qingshuifu Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; 1997) Qingyi, in Hu Shixue et al., 2013) Pengcheng Jianke) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Qingshui Fu Qingyi) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Complete dorsal shield Qingshui Fu Qingyi) (Yunnan; Heiyanquan Xiansheng) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Guodong)
Redlichia (Redlichia) noetlingi — photo 7
Photo 7 · Type specimen (Pakistan; Whittington et al., Reconstruction (drawn by Qingshuifu Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; 1997) Qingyi, in Hu Shixue et al., 2013) Pengcheng Jianke) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Qingshui Fu Qingyi) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Complete dorsal shield Qingshui Fu Qingyi) (Yunnan; Heiyanquan Xiansheng) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Guodong)
Redlichia (Redlichia) noetlingi — photo 8
Photo 8 · Type specimen (Pakistan; Whittington et al., Reconstruction (drawn by Qingshuifu Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; 1997) Qingyi, in Hu Shixue et al., 2013) Pengcheng Jianke) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Qingshui Fu Qingyi) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Complete dorsal shield Qingshui Fu Qingyi) (Yunnan; Heiyanquan Xiansheng) Complete dorsal shield (Yunnan; Guodong)
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.) noetlingi (Redlich, 1899)
Species author
Redlich K. A.
Species etymology
Noetling — named for the German geologist F. Noetling
Age
Cambrian, Series 2, Stage 4
Distribution
Yunnan; Pakistan
Synonyms
Hoeferia noetlingi; Redlichia noetlingi
Diagnosis
Dorsal shield elongate-oval. Cranidium about as long as wide; glabella barrel-conical, rounded anteriorly, three pairs of glabellar furrows; outer border broad and convex; inner border extremely narrow or absent; preocular wing subtriangular; eye ridge Short; Palpebral lobe long, posterior end close to the glabella; Posterior limb narrow and long; Anterior branch of facial suture at about 60-70 degrees to the cranidial midline; Free cheek broad, genal spines long and stout. Thorax of 15 segments, Gradually narrowing backward; Axis slightly broader than pleural lobes, axial rings with small nodes, 11th segment with a stout, long axial spine; Pleural lobes broad and flat, pleural furrow broad and deep, pleural spines short. Pygidium extremely small and semicircular, with a pair of dome-like prominences.
Remarks
This species is the type species of Redlichia.