Twilight Coil
Helicodiscus multidens Hubricht, 1962
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Stylommatophora |
| Family | Helicodiscidae |
| Genus | Helicodiscus |
| Species | Helicodiscus multidens Hubricht, 1962 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties in Tennessee.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Tennessee
Counties
- Tennessee
- DeKalb, Putnam
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G3 Vulnerable
National ranks
- United States
- N3 Vulnerable
Subnational ranks
- Virginia
- S2 Imperiled
- North Carolina
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Tennessee
- S3 Vulnerable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Hubricht, L. 1962. New species of Helicodiscus from the eastern United States. The Nautilus 75: 102–107. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8283022.
- Hubricht, L. 1964. Land snails from the caves of Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. National Speleological Society Bulletin 26: 33–36.
How to cite this account
Helicodiscus multidens Hubricht, 1962. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1756. https://cavebiology.org/species/helicodiscus-multidens/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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