Plants: 3–6 cm. Leaves: ovate-lanceolate. Seta: strongly twisted immediately below capsule. Capsule: oblong-ovate, symmetric or slightly curved, gradually narrowed to seta, basal ridge absent, smooth or nearly so. Calyptra: sometimes split, often sliding down on seta, base not hyaline. Spores: 7–11 µm. Phenology: Capsules mature fall.
Coprophilic. moderate to high elevations. Alta., N.W.T., Alaska, Colo., Europe, ne Asia. Discussion.