Price's Cave Isopod
Conasellus pricei (Levi, 1949)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopoda |
| Family | Asellidae |
| Genus | Conasellus |
| Species | Conasellus pricei (Levi, 1949) |
Synonyms
Conasellus condei (Chappuis, 1957)
Conasellus conestogensis (Levi, 1949)
Caecidotea pricei Levi, 1949
Asellus pricei (Levi, 1949)
Caecidotea conestogensis Levi, 1949
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Refton Cave, Lancaster Col PA
Range
Known from four states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Appalachians, Other
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Maryland
- S3 Vulnerable
- Pennsylvania
- S2S3 Imperiled to Vulnerable
- Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
- West Virginia
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
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