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Redlichia shangnanensis

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Redlichiidae

Taxonomy
Redlichia shangnanensis was named by Yang et al. (1993). It is not extant. Its type locality is Yuejiaping, bed 5, which is in a Nangaoian/Duyunian deep subtidal shelf limestone/shale in the Wangjiadian Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Redlichia shangnanensis Yang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyRedlichioideaPoulsen 1927
familyRedlichiidaePoulsen 1927
subfamilyRedlichiinaePoulsen 1927
genusRedlichiaCossmann 1902
speciesshangnanensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Redlichia shangnanensis Yang et al. 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-08 10:45:03
Modified: 2009-06-08 12:45:03
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Nangaoian to the top of the Duyunian or 521.00000 to 509.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nangaoian - Duyunian521.0 - 509.0China (Shaanxi) Redlichia shangnanensis (type locality: 127091)