Pyxidicula muskegii, from Davies et al., 2024
Pyxidicula muskegii Davies & Finkelstein, 2024
Diagnosis: Shell organic, colourless to brown, nearly hemispherical in shape, and thickens toward the aperture. The surface has an irregular areolar pattern. The aperture is central, circular, and spans over 80% of the shell diameter. Some specimens have an extension of the shell wall or edge surrounding the aperture.
Dimensions: According to Davies et al. (2024): Average shell diameter: 64.4 ± 7.1 μm.
Ecology: In bogs and fens within the Hudson Plains and Taiga Shield ecozones of eastern Canada.
Geographical distribution: Canada.
Reference.
Davies, M.A., Bollmann, J., Amesbury, M.J., Piilo, S.R., Zhang, H., Garneau, M., Swindles, G.T., McLaughlin, J.W., Finkelstein, S.A., 2024. Environmental associations and the paleoecological significance of the genus Pyxidicula Ehrenberg,1838 and Pyxidicula muskegii sp. nov. in the Hudson and James Bay region peatlands, Canada. Can. J. Earth Sci. 61, 1212–1226. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjes-2024-0039.