Hollow glyph
Glyphyalinia specus Hubricht, 1965
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Stylommatophora |
| Family | Zonitidae |
| Genus | Glyphyalinia |
| Species | Glyphyalinia specus Hubricht, 1965 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Beckton Cave, Barren Co. KY
Range
Known from five states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, 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, Interior Low Plateau
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- 135315 · Field Museum of Natural History
- Paratype
- 240968 · Field Museum of Natural History
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Field Museum of Natural History | 27 |
| Carnegie Museum of Natural History | 1 |
28 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 28 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G4 Apparently Secure
Global rank last reviewed 8 December 2004.
Subnational ranks
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- SNR Unranked
- Kentucky
- S1S2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
- Tennessee
- S3 Vulnerable
- West Virginia
- SH Possibly Extirpated
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.
Spotted something wrong on this page? Report a correction. Accounts are compiled from many sources and corrections from people who know the group are the most useful email we get.