

Plagiopyxis labiata, ventral view and somewhat lateral view
Plagiopyxis labiata Penard, 1910
Diagnosis: Shell in ventral view circular or broad oval, in lateral view more or less hemispherical with a flat ventral face; dorsal apertural lip doesn’t hide the aperture; aperture crescent shaped. Ventral lip bent inward. Surface of shell covered with mineral particles.
Ecology: in soil and dry mosses. I found this species in mosses on trees in Germany.
Remarks: This species has a relatively broad aperture.


Plagiopyxis labiata

P. labiata, moss on tree, Naardermeer