Robustocheles occulta Zacharda & Pugsley, 1988
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Actinedida |
| Family | Rhagidiidae |
| Genus | Robustocheles |
| Species | Robustocheles occulta Zacharda & Pugsley, 1988 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum body length
- 1 mm
Distribution
Type locality
Castleguard Cave, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Range
Known from three states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alberta, Iowa, Washington
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Driftless Area, Other
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G2G3 Imperiled to Vulnerable
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Iowa
- SNR Unranked
- Washington
- SNR Unranked
- Alberta
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
Robustocheles occulta Zacharda & Pugsley, 1988. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-0036. https://cavebiology.org/species/robustocheles-occulta/ (accessed 3 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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