Trigonopyxis arcula

Genus Trigonopyxis  Penard, 1912
  
Diagnosis: Shell brownish, hemispherical; aperture central, invaginated, frequently triangular but more often irregular, always surrounded by a ring of organic cement, with a second internal membranous wall. Nucleus ovular.
Five species. Type species: Trigonopyxis arcula (Leidy, 1879).

Ecology: Feeding on bacteria and fungi. Common in acid forest soil, litter, mosses (e.g. sphagnum).

Ferry Siemensma, created March 3, 2019; last modified October 16, 2024
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