Proplagiopyxis nuda – after Schönborn, 1964
Genus Proplagiopyxis Schönborn, 1964
Diagnosis: Shell more or less circular in dorsal view, in lateral view with two convex sides with a slight slope to the aperture. Shell brown, xenosomes lacking or rare. Aperture eccentric and circular without invagination.
Type species: Proplagiopyxis nuda Schönborn, 1964
Proplagiopyxis nuda Schönborn, 1964
Diagnosis: As for the genus.
Dimensions: Diameter 60 µm; height 25 µm; aperture 12 µm.
Ecology: Forest soil near Lake Stechlin, Germany.
References: Schönborn, W., 1964. Bodenbewohnende Shellaceen aus Deutschland. II. Untersuchungen in der Umgebung des Grossen Stechlinsees (Brandenburg). Limnologica, 2, 4: 491–499.