Wingertshellicus
Devonian arthropod
Wingertshellicus is an extinct genus of arthropod that has been found in Hunsrück Slate, that is located in the Rhenish Massif in Germany, and lived about 405 million years ago, during the Lower Emsian (part of the Lower Devonian).
Etymology
Wingertshellicus has been named after the Wingertshell Member, part of the Hunsrück Slate near the German town of Bundenbach, in which it was found.
Morphology
Wingertshellicus measured about 7.5 centimetres or 3.0 inches long. The body of consists of just two main parts (tagmata): a short head and an elongated trunk.
The head possess a pair of large stalked compound eyes and 7 pairs of appendages. The first appendages are long, annulated antennae. Within the remaining 6 pairs of leg-like appendages, the anterior 2 pairs are short and stout while the posterior 3 pairs were significantly elongated. The segmentation of the post-antennular appendages obscured by their limited preservation. A ventral triangular projection with terminal mouth opening located between the posterior appendages. There is no complex mouthparts (e.g.
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