PICTORIAL GUIDE
TO THE ORDER REDLICHIIDA
last revised 17 December 2004 by S. M. Gon III
Suborder Redlichiina : Superfamily Redlichioidea
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ORDER REDLICHIIDA
  Suborder Olenellina
    Superfamily Olenelloidea
    Superfamily Fallotaspidoidea
  Suborder Redlichiina
    Superfamily Redlichioidea
    Superfamily Emuelloidea
    Superfamily Paradoxidoidea
Suborder Redlichiina
Superfamily Redlichioidea
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Suborder Redlichiina
Cephalon: with opisthoparian facial sutures; early forms tend to have tapering, conical glabella with furrows extending far backwards; later forms with glabella expanding forwards to inflated frontal lobe; hypostome conterminant (e.g., Redlichia) or natant (e.g., Dolerolenus), rostral plate narrower than in Olenellina, bound by rostral and connective sutures.
Thorax: fulcrate or non-fulcrate, typically with many segments (60+ in an Emmuelid); axis infrequently spine-bearing.
Pygidium: typically small, but can be larger and with many segments.
Superfamilies: Emuelloidea, Redlichioidea, Paradoxidoidea.

Superfamily Redlichioidea
Cephalon: as in Redlichiina, but not with characters of Emuelloidea or Paradoxidoidea.
Thorax: as in Redlichiina, but not with characters of Emuelloidea or Paradoxidoidea.
Pygidium: as in Redlichiina, but not with characters of Emuelloidea or Paradoxidoidea.
Other: largest and most diverse superfamily of Redlichiina


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