Square gyroprism

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Square gyroprism
Square gyroprism.png
Rank3
TypeIsogonal
SpaceSpherical
Notation
Bowers style acronymSquigyp
Coxeter diagrams2s4s
Elements
Faces8 scalene triangles, 2 squares
Edges4+4+8
Vertices8
Vertex figureIrregular tetragon
Measures (edge length 1)
Central density1
Related polytopes
ArmySquigyp
RegimentSquigyp
DualSquare gyrotegum
ConjugateSquare gyroprism
Abstract & topological properties
Euler characteristic2
SurfaceSphere
OrientableYes
Genus0
Properties
Symmetry(B2×A1)+, order 8
ConvexYes
NatureTame

The square gyroprism, or squigyp, is a square-based gyroprism, a variant of the square antiprism where the bases are rotated by an angle other than 45°, and has 8 scalene triangles for its sides instead of isosceles triangles. It can be formed by alternating a ditetragonal prism.