Walossekia quinquespinosa is a Cambrian genus of arthropod from the Orsten of Sweden.
Walossekia is roughly 850 micrometers long, with a large carapace covering most of its body except for the abdomen. The smooth, boat-shaped carapace has five spines on its posterior rim with the median one being largest, and a long rostrum on its anterior end. Walossekias abdomen has no appendages except for a pair of caudal furcae roughly as long as said abdomen, with setae at their ends. The head has three specialised pairs of appendages, alongside a labrum and median eye. The body of Walossekia has five serially developed pairs, the first four of which form a filter apparatus whilst the last was likely still developing. Due to this, the holotype is likely still larval, and one or two larger growth stages have been recorded.[1]
Walossekia derives from the name of Dieter Waloßek, who helped with the reconstruction drawings within the paper. The specific name quinquespinosa translates to "five-spined", referring to the five spines on the posterior rim of the carapace.[1]