Salmasellus steganothrix Bowman, 1975
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopoda |
| Family | Asellidae |
| Genus | Salmasellus |
| Species | Salmasellus steganothrix Bowman, 1975 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Castleguard Cave, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Range
Known from two counties across two states in the Other karst region.
Continent
North America
Countries
Canada, United States
States and provinces
Alberta, Montana
Counties
- Alberta
- County
- Montana
- Flathead
Karst regions
Other
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- USNM 152771 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype
- USNM 152772 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Canadian Museum of Nature | 9 |
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 6 |
15 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 15 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G2 Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 13 April 2023.
Subnational ranks
- Montana
- S1S2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
- Alberta
- S1 Critically 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
- Lewis, J.J. & Bowman, T.E. 1981. The subterranean asellids (Caecidotea) of Illinois (Crustacea: Isopoda: Asellidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 335: 1–66. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.335
- Peck, S.B. 1988. A review of the cave fauna of Canada, and the composition and ecology of the invertebrate fauna of caves and mines in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 66: 1197–1213. doi:10.1139/z88-176
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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