Redlichiida

Ushbaspis hubeiensis

Order Redlichiida / Suborder Redlichiina / Superfamily Redlichioidea / Family Redlichiidae

Cambrian, Series 2, Stage 3Hubei, Xinjiang

Ushbaspis hubeiensis — photo 1 — Photo 1 · Holotype Illustrated specimens (Xinjiang; Zhang Tairong 1981) NIGP166187 Hubei; Lin Tianrui 2017

Ushbaspis hubeiensis — photo 2 — Photo 2 · Holotype Illustrated specimens (Xinjiang; Zhang Tairong 1981) NIGP166187 Hubei; Lin Tianrui 2017

Ushbaspis hubeiensis — photo 3 — Photo 3 · Holotype Illustrated specimens (Xinjiang; Zhang Tairong 1981) NIGP166187 Hubei; Lin Tianrui 2017

Classification

Order Redlichiida / Suborder Redlichiina / Superfamily Redlichioidea / Family Redlichiidae

Genus

Ushbaspis Pokrovskaya in Keller & Pokrovskaya, 1965

Genus author

Pokrovskaya N. V.

Genus etymology

Ushbas, Ushbas in southern Kazakhstan; -aspis, Greek, shield, carapace

Species

U. hubeiensis (Lin in Zhou & Lin, 1978)

Species author

Lin Tianrui

Species etymology

Hubei

Age

Cambrian, Series 2, Stage 3

Distribution

Hubei, Xinjiang

Synonyms

Metaredlichioides hubeiensis; Metaredlichioides kalpinensis; Metaredlichioides conicus Metaredlichioides tarimensis

Diagnosis

Compared with U. constrictus, the cranidium and glabella are broader, the palpebral area of the fixed cheek wider, the posterior end of the palpebral lobe reaching opposite the occipital furrow but set farther from the glabella, and the eye ridge longer, its front end directed obliquely to the anterior lateral corner of the glabella.