Tennessee Cavesnail
Antrorbis tennesseensis Perez, Shoobs, Gladstone, & Niemiller, 2019
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Littorinimorpha |
| Family | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus | Antrorbis |
| Species | Antrorbis tennesseensis Perez, Shoobs, Gladstone, & Niemiller, 2019 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Cave Creek Cave, Roane Co., TN
Range
Known from two counties in Tennessee in the Appalachians karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Tennessee
Counties
- Tennessee
- Knox, Roane
Karst regions
Appalachians
Genetics
Molecular resources
| Marker | Molecule | Sequences | Length | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COI | mitochondrial | 6 | 638-638 bp | MN366035.1 |
6 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 6 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- MO476793 · Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
- Paratype
- MO477042 · Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University | 3 |
3 cataloged lots in 1 collection. 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 3 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
Global rank last reviewed 18 May 2026.
Subnational ranks
- Tennessee
- SNR Unranked
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
- Gladstone, N.S., Niemiller, M.L., Hutchins, B., Schwartz, B., Czaja, A., Slay, M.E. & Whelan, N.V. 2022. Subterranean freshwater gastropod biodiversity and conservation in the United States and Mexico. Conservation Biology 36: e13722. doi:10.1111/cobi.13722
- Gladstone, N.S., Perez, K.E., Pieper, E.B., Carter, E.T., Dooley, K.E., Shoobs, N.F., Engel, A.S. & Niemiller, M.L. 2019. A new species of stygobitic snail in the genus Antrorbis Hershler & Thompson, 1990 (Gastropoda, Cochliopidae) from the Appalachian Valley and Ridge of eastern Tennessee, USA. ZooKeys 898: 103–120. doi:10.3897/zookeys.898.46917
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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