Although this species has a similar shell shape and general form to other peltospirids, the ctenidium is proportional size to that of " Hirtopelta ", which has the largest gill among peltospirid genera that have been investigated anatomically so far.
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Larvae live in densely spun silken tubes amongst " Ctenidium molluscum ", " Barbula unguiculata ", " Homalothecium lutescens " and " Bryum " species, often in association with grasses which occasionally showed signs of feeding, probably by the " dryadella "-larvae.
