Kimina australis n.sp.
PI. 19 figs 1-4
Description. Shell minute, high spired, smooth, thin, narrowly phaneromphalous. Protoconch of 11A smooth whorls, the apex slightly deviated hiding the first half whorl in side view. Teleoconch of up to 4 convex whorls, smooth except for very fine prosocline growth lines. Aperture simple, almost circular, with thin lips.
| Dimensions. H | W | PA | NW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holotype (F78513) 1.3 mm Paratypes (F78511)1.4 (F78512)1.3 | 0.8 mm 0.8 0.9 | 46° 43 50 | 4Y2 4Y2 4Y2 |
Types. Holotype (F78513) and 2 figured paratypes (F78511 -2). There are 112 unfigured additional specimens (F78514).
Type locality. Behind 'Kyndalyn' homestead, 10 km south-west of Somerton, NSW (Locality 24).
Stratigraphic position. In base of oolitic limestone in the Kyndalyn Mudstone Member of the Merlewood Formation.
| Dimensions. H | W | PA | NW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holotype (F78487) 5.3 mm Paratypes (F78488)2.1 (F78489 a)2.0 (F78489 b)2.2 | 2.1 mm 1.2 1.3 1.3 | 30° 40 40 40 | 7 4Vz 5 5Y2 |
Geographic distribution. Type locality only.
Geological range. Middle or late Visean.
Etymology. Derived from the Latin australis meaning southern.
Remarks. Differs from K. globosa n.sp. in having prosocline growth lines.