Lanciprendo rectangulus
- 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.