| Australimicola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | † Artiopoda |
| Genus: | † Australimicola Paterson, García-Bellido & Edgecombe, 2012 [1] |
| Species: | †A. spriggi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Australimicola spriggi Paterson,et al., 2012 [1] | |
Australimicola is a monotypic genus of ancient aquatic arthropods that are related to trilobites, they lived in the Cambrian period alongside them 538.8 million to 485.4 million years ago. [2] Only a single species has been described in this genus, Australimicola spriggi. [1]
It was discovered in the Emu Bay Shale on Kangaroo Island, south Australia. [2]
This fossil species is closely related to the Conciliterga clade, which includes genera like Helmetia , Kuamaia and Rhombicalvaria. [2]
It is characterized by an elongated trunk with 23 thoracic tergites, spatulate pleural tips and a small pygidium with a pair of elongated pleural spines. [3]
