Fringed Coil
Helicodiscus fimbriatus Wetherby, 1881
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Stylommatophora |
| Family | Helicodiscidae |
| Genus | Helicodiscus |
| Species | Helicodiscus fimbriatus Wetherby, 1881 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties in Alabama.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson, Madison
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G4 Apparently Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N4 Apparently Secure
Subnational ranks
- Tennessee
- S3 Vulnerable
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- Kentucky
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- North Carolina
- S2 Imperiled
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- 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
Helicodiscus fimbriatus Wetherby, 1881. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1752. https://cavebiology.org/species/helicodiscus-fimbriatus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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