Shelled Cave Springtail
Pseudosinella testa Christiansen & Bellinger, 1980
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Collembola |
| Order | Entomobryomorpha |
| Family | Entomobryidae |
| Genus | Pseudosinella |
| Species | Pseudosinella testa Christiansen & Bellinger, 1980 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Neely Farm Cave, Mercer Co. WV
Range
Known from three counties across four states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Countries
Mexico, United States
States and provinces
Arkansas, Mexico, Virginia, West Virginia
Counties
- Mexico
- Puebla, SAN SALVADOR EL VERDE
- West Virginia
- Morgan
Karst regions
Appalachians, Ozarks
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- 32714 · Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico | 3 |
| Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard | 1 |
4 cataloged lots in 2 collections. Compiled from GBIF and not an exhaustive census: many collections are not yet digitised, and holdings are added continually. Search GBIF for specimen records.
Download all 4 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G2G3 Imperiled to Vulnerable
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Arkansas
- SNR Unranked
- Virginia
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- West Virginia
- S1 Critically Imperiled
Ranks looked up 3 August 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Other resources
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 3 August 2026.
How to cite this account
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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