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Fontigens proserpina Hubricht, 1940
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Littorinimorpha |
| Family | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus | Fontigens |
| Species | Fontigens proserpina Hubricht, 1940 |
Synonyms
Amnicola proserpina Hubricht, 1940
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum body length
- 1.9-3? mm
Distribution
Type locality
Rice's Cave, Jefferson Co., MO
Range
Known from Missouri in the Ozarks karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Missouri
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Ozarks
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- MO175558 · Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
- Paratype ×2
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
- Paratype
- 283302 · Field Museum of Natural History
- Paratype
- 266775 · Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard
- Paratype
- USNM 535862 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype
- 138637 · University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Field Museum of Natural History | 9 |
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 4 |
| Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University | 3 |
| University of Michigan Museum of Zoology | 3 |
| Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard | 1 |
20 cataloged lots in 5 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 20 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1 Critically Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 6 May 2008.
Subnational ranks
- Missouri
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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