Southern Thorn
Carychium mexicanum Pilsbry, 1891
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Basommatophora |
| Family | Carychiidae |
| Genus | Carychium |
| Species | Carychium mexicanum Pilsbry, 1891 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from three counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Illinois
Counties
- Alabama
- Clarke
- Illinois
- Monroe, St. Clair
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Mississippi
- SNR Unranked
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- S3 Vulnerable
- Louisiana
- SNR Unranked
- Oklahoma
- SH Possibly Extirpated
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
- Texas
- S4 Apparently Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Lewis, J.J., Moss, P., Tecic, D. & Nelson, M.E. 2003. A conservation focused inventory of subterranean invertebrates of the southwestern Illinois karst. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 65: 9–21.
- Peck, S.B. 1989. The cave fauna of Alabama. Part I. The terrestrial invertebrates (excluding insects). National Speleological Society Bulletin 51: 11–33.
How to cite this account
Carychium mexicanum Pilsbry, 1891. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1563. https://cavebiology.org/species/carychium-mexicanum/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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