Lanciprendo rectangulus

“Rectangular plate-grabber”

Kingdom
Microsynthera
Phylum
Plasticae
Class
Occlupanida
Order
Orthogonidectes
Family
Mycognathidae
Genus
Lanciprendo
Species
rectangulus
External morphology

Thin material surrounding edge. Size 30 mm x 25 mm

DWORC acquired this rather unusual specimen of occlupanid in an SF bay area Smart and Final. It was found clinging to a bag of paper plates and bowls.  The unique mushroom-shaped oral groove and thickly flanged integument has led to a proposal for L. rectangulus to be placed within its own taxonomic family, the Mycognathidae.