Admordorsum hannibalis

“Hannibal’s Bitten-back”

Kingdom
Microsynthera
Phylum
Plasticae
Class
Occlupanida
Order
Orthogonidectes
Family
Tridentidae
Genus
Admordorsum
Species
A. hannibalis
External morphology

Sharp lateral palps, small indentation on aboral edge. Size 21.6 mm x 24.6 mm.

An infrequently-encountered Tridentid, this was collected by scholar H. Somalski in Bay City Michigan, on a bag of “Detroit Farmer’s Style White Bread”. A. hannibalis possesses the largest oral goove of its genus.