Ceratiocaris stygia (Salter)
Complete pod shrimp on shale. The head part has just detached from the body segments. Shows both valves of the head shield, the segmented body and the 3 pronged tail. Some nice detail under magnification. From the collection of the late J. Hearty of Glasgow and collected in the very early 1980's. All the classic fish and Arthropod localities in the Lesmahagow have for decades now been designated SSSIs. You can only obtain specimens like this from historic collections.
Silurian, Wenlock Series, Dunside Formation, Priesthill Group.
Shank;s Castle, Dunside, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Specimen : 8.5 x 4.5 cm.