Appalachian Thorn
Carychium clappi Hubricht, 1959
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Basommatophora |
| Family | Carychiidae |
| Genus | Carychium |
| Species | Carychium clappi Hubricht, 1959 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Alabama.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Georgia
- SNR Unranked
- Kentucky
- S3 Vulnerable
- North Carolina
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Maryland
- SNR Unranked
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- West Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Godwin, J.C. 2008. Biological inventory of the cave and karst systems of The Nature Conservancy's Sharp-Bingham Mountain Preserve. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn, Alabama, USA. 40 pp.
How to cite this account
Carychium clappi Hubricht, 1959. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1561. https://cavebiology.org/species/carychium-clappi/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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