Centropyxis constricta
Centropyxis constricta
C. constricta, var., Bhutan, 2023

Centropyxis constricta var.? Deflandre, 1929 pars

Diagnosis: This species resembles the specimen depicted in drawing 67 in Deflandre, 1929. In ventral view the shell is wedge-shaped, in side view the height is about two thirds of the length. The fundus is neatly rounded and from the apex the anterior side runs more or less in a straight line to the anterior lip. Pseudostome strongly invaginated.

Dimensions: Shell length about 140-160 µm, height 110-120 µm, apertural width about 63-90 µm.

Ecology: Freshwater. Buthan.

Remarks: Several specimens where found in one sample that originated from Buthan.

Centropyxis constricta
Centropyxis constricta
C. constricta var., Bhutan
Centropyxis constricta
C. constricta var., drawing 67 in Deflandre, 1929
Centropyxis constricta
C. constricta, var., Bhutan, 2023
Centropyxis constricta
C. constricta, var., Bhutan, 2023
Ferry Siemensma, created August 24, 2023; last modified October 29, 2024
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