Centropyxis ecornis
C. cordobensis, 258 and 326 µm in diameter – Laegieskamp

Centropyxis cordobensis  Vucetich, 1976

Diagnosis: Shell very large and robust, with broad oval outline in ventral view; side view is high, curved strongly toward the ventral region. In dorsal view the aperture is visible as a semi-circular line. Pseudostome eccentric, oval with an internal chitinous flange. Shell composed of exogenous siliceous particles of different size and detritus, all adhering to a dark chitinous cement.

Dimensions: Length: 260-285 µm; height: 190-210 µm.

Habitat: Described from Suquía, Согdоbа, without additional information. I have found similar specimens in sediment of ditches near the Naardermeer, the Netherlands, but I think that these belong to C. ecornis.

Remarks: According to Vucetich, the most similar species is Centropyxis gibba Deflandre, from which it differs by the inclination of the dorsal curvature, the shape and structure of its pseudostome and its much larger dimensions.

Centropyxis ecornis
Centropyxis ecornis
C. cordobensis, sideview; left: 257 µm in diameter and 200 µm high; right: 258 µm in diameter – Crailoo
Centropyxis cordobensis
C. cordobensis, after Vucetich, 1976. Compare his drawing (r.) with the specimen above (r.).
Centropyxis ecornis
Centropyxis ecornis
C. cordobensis, left: side view, 277 µm broad; left: dorsal view, 257 µm in diameter – Crailoo
Centropyxis ecornis
Centropyxis ecornis
C. cordobensis, 289 and 257 µm in diameter – Crailoo
Centropyxis ecornis
C. cordobensis, 291 µm in diameter – stacked image
Centropyxis ecornis
Centropyxis ecornis
C. cordobensis, 294 µm in diameter – stacked image
Centropyxis cordobensis
C. cordobensis, from Renkum, Netherlands.
Centropyxis cordobensis
C. cordobensis, from Renkum, Netherlands.
Centropyxis cordobensis
C. cordobensis, from Renkum, Netherlands.
Centropyxis cordobensis
C. cordobensis, from Renkum, Netherlands.
Centropyxis cordobensis
C. cordobensis, from Renkum, Netherlands.
Ferry Siemensma, created March 3, 2019; last modified October 29, 2024
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