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Australimicola spriggi
Taxonomy
Australimicola spriggi was named by Paterson et al. (2012). Its type specimen is P44482 and is a compression preserving soft parts. It is the type species of Australimicola.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Australimicola spriggi Paterson et al. |
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†Australimicola spriggi Paterson et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. R. Paterson et al. 2012 | —Exoskeleton an elongate oval in outline; maximum
exoskeletal width (tr.) 40–50 percent sagittal length (excluding pygidial spines). Cephalic shield approximately 10 percent length of complete exoskeleton (sag.), its anterior margin rounded and lacking a median notch; eyes lacking dorsal expression in cephalic shield. Trunk consists of 23 thoracic tergites with blunt, spatulate tips and a small pygidium with inflated axis and pair of long, flat, divergent pleural spines. Endopods short, terminating around mid-width of pleurae. |