Cyclopyxis puteus golemanskyi
C. puteus var. golemanskyi, after Chardez, 1964

Cyclopyxis puteus var. golemanskyi  Chardez, 1964

Diagnosis. Shell hemispherical, similar to the type species, but of much smaller dimensions. The pseudostome, very characteristic, is placed at the end of a very conical, strongly invaginated tube. Shell covered with polymorphous quartz elements.

Dimensions: According to Chardez (1964): Shell diameter 65—70 µm (75 µm, according to Golemansky).

Ecology: Soil.

Geographical distribution: Tanganyika (South): About 5 km H. de Pepa, Symoens 4206 m. Golemansky described it from Guinea, but without naming it.

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