Cyclopyxis pirata
Cyclopyxis pirata – after Decloitre, 1969

Cyclopyxis pirata Decloitre, 1969

Diagnosis:The shell is always covered with square plates (probably from Quadrulella shells) on both the dorsal and ventral side. The shell is generally weakly greyish. The narrow, circular aperture is poorly delimited by a thin edge.

Dimensions: According to Decloitre (1969): Shell diameter, 50 μm; height 45 μm; pseudostome 20 μm.

Ecology: Forest soil.

Geographical distribution: Forest of Assalem, about 70 km north west of Bandar-Pahlevi, at 1000 m altitude.

Ferry Siemensma, created October 11, 2019; last modified January 13, 2025
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