Packard's Blind Cave Millipede
Zygonopus packardi Causey, 1960
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Myriapoda |
| Class | Diplopoda |
| Order | Chordeumatida |
| Family | Trichopetalidae |
| Genus | Zygonopus |
| Species | Zygonopus packardi Causey, 1960 |
Synonyms
- Trichopetalum packardi (Causey, 1960) (prior combination, CoL)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Pattons Cave, Monroe Co. WV
Range
Known from 11 counties across two states in the Appalachians karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Virginia, West Virginia
Counties
- Virginia
- Alleghany, Bland, Craig, GIles, Montgomery, Page, Pulaski, Roanoke, Wythe
- West Virginia
- Mercer, Monroe
Karst regions
Appalachians
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G4 Apparently Secure
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
- West Virginia
- S2 Imperiled
Ranks looked up 23 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
References
- Shear, W.A. 1972. Studies in the milliped order Chordeumida (Diplopoda): A revision of the family Cleidogonidae and a reclassification of the order Chordeumida in the New World. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 144: 151–352. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4227660. details
- Shear, W.A. 2010a. The milliped family Trichopetalidae, Part 2: The genera Trichopetalum, Zygonopus and Scoterpes (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida, Cleidogonoidea). Zootaxa 2385: 1–62. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2385.1.1
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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