Plagiopyxis labiata - Microworld

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

Ferry Siemensma
Created March 2, 2019
Last updated May 10, 2019

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