Redlichiida

Redlichia (Redlichia) sp.

Order Redlichiida / Suborder Redlichiina / Superfamily Redlichioidea / Family Redlichiidae

Cambrian, Series 2, Stage 4Hunan

Redlichia (Redlichia) sp. — photo 1 — Photo 1 · Complete dorsal shield, length 13 cm (Hunan; Baishui)

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.) sp.

Species author

Species etymology

Age

Cambrian, Series 2, Stage 4

Distribution

Hunan

Diagnosis

Large redlichiid, main characters: dorsal surface densely covered with lineations; Preocular area narrow and small; Divergence angle of the anterior branch of the facial suture large; Thorax of 16 or 17 segments, 11th segment with long axial spine; pleural spines long, those of the posterior thorax longer still; pygidium with two protuberances near the margin.