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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 (prior combination, CoL)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum length
- 1.9-3? mm
Distribution
Type locality
Rice's Cave, Jefferson Co., MO
Range
Known from seven counties in Missouri in the Ozarks karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Missouri
Counties
- Missouri
- Jefferson, Perry, Saint Louis, Sainte Genevieve, St. Genevieve, St. Louis, Ste. Genevieve
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
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
- Nicholas, G. 1960. Checklist of macroscopic troglobitic organisms of the United States. The American Midland Naturalist 64: 123–160. doi:10.2307/2422897
- Peck, S.B. & Lewis, J.J. 1978. Zoogeography and evolution of the subterranean invertebrate faunas of Illinois and southeastern Missouri. National Speleological Society Bulletin 40: 39–63.
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
How to cite this account
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