Crosbyella spinturnix (Crosby & Bishop, 1924)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Opiliones |
| Family | Phalangodidae |
| Genus | Crosbyella |
| Species | Crosbyella spinturnix (Crosby & Bishop, 1924) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from 11 counties across four states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia
Counties
- Alabama
- Calhoun, Shelby, Talladega
- Arkansas
- Independence, Izar, Sharp, Washington
- Florida
- Jackson
- Georgia
- Decatur, Gordon, Grady
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Oklahoma
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Franz, R., Bauer, J. & Morris, T. 1994. Review of biologically significant caves and their faunas in Florida and south Georgia. Brimleyana 20: 1–109. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/229726.
- Goodnight, C.J. & Goodnight, M.L. 1942. New Phalangodidae (Phalangida) from the United States. American Museum Novitates 1188: 1–18.
- McDaniel, V.R., Paige, K.N. & Tumlison, C.R. 1979. Cave fauna of Arkansas: additional invertebrate and vertebrate records. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 33: 84–85. https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol33/iss1/35.
- Peck, S.B. 1970. The terrestrial arthropod fauna of Florida caves. The Florida Entomologist 53: 203–207. doi:10.2307/3493189
- Peck, S.B. & Peck, J.H. 1982. Invertebrate fauna of Devils Den, a sandstone cave in northwestern Arkansas. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 36: 46–48.
- Peck, S.B. 1989. The cave fauna of Alabama. Part I. The terrestrial invertebrates (excluding insects). National Speleological Society Bulletin 51: 11–33.
- Reeves, W.K., Jensen, J.B. & Ozier, J.C. 2000. New faunal and fungal records from caves in Georgia, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 62: 169–179. https://caves.org/wp-content/uploads/Publications/JCKS/v62/v62n3-Reeves.pdf.
- Zigler, K.S., Niemiller, M.L., Stephen, C.D.R., Ayala, B.N., Milne, M.A., Gladstone, N.S., Engel, A.S., Jensen, J.B., Camp, C.D., Ozier, J.C. & Cressler, A. 2020. Biodiversity from caves and other subterranean habitats of Georgia, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 82: 125–167. doi:10.4311/2019LSC0125
How to cite this account
Crosbyella spinturnix (Crosby & Bishop, 1924). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1636. https://cavebiology.org/species/crosbyella-spinturnix/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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