
Lamtopyxis sarocchii – after Coûteaux and Chardez (1981)
Lamtopyxis sarocchii Coûteaux and Chardez, 1981
Diagnosis: Shell hemispherical. Aperture circular, at the end of a deeply invaginated tubular pseudostome (propylostome); some large mineral graines are attached to the ventral side of the tubular invagination. Shell composed of polymorph mineral plates.
Dimensions: Diameter 278-290 µm; height 166-170 µm; length of pseudostomal tube 65-67 µm; apertural diameter 66-70 µm.
Ecology: Soil, humus.