Mieridduryn, Pates & Botting & Muir & Wolfe, 2022

Pates, Stephen, Botting, Joseph P., Muir, Lucy A. & Wolfe, Joanna M., 2022, Ordovician opabiniid-like animals and the role of the proboscis in euarthropod head evolution, Nature Communications 13 (1), pp. 1-15 : 2

Genus Mieridduryn nov.

Etymology. From Welsh mieri (bramble) and duryn (proboscis, snout), meaning “ bramble-snout ”. The dd is pronounced as a soft th, and results from mutation following a feminine noun. Gender f.

Diagnosis. Panarthropod with head region bearing dorsal sclerite, annulated proboscis with spiniform dorsal projections and radial mouthparts composed of small,sclerotized plates;gut trace leading to posterior-facing mouth; trunk bears large subrectangular dorsolateral flaps with rounded distal margins; dorsolateral flaps bear setal structures on surface facing body midline; annulated lobopods display triangular outline and possess short triangular spines on posterior margin.