Terrestrial Wide-Eyed Sheetweaver
Porrhomma terrestre (Emerton, 1882)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Araneae |
| Family | Linyphiidae |
| Genus | Porrhomma |
| Species | Porrhomma terrestre (Emerton, 1882) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Illinois.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois
Counties
- Illinois
- Monroe
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
- Canada
- N4 Apparently Secure
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- S2 Imperiled
- Montana
- SNR Unranked
- Wyoming
- SNR Unranked
- Manitoba
- SU Unrankable
- Yukon
- SU Unrankable
- Saskatchewan
- SU Unrankable
- British Columbia
- SU Unrankable
- New Brunswick
- SU Unrankable
- Nova Scotia
- SU Unrankable
- Prince Edward Island
- SU Unrankable
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SU Unrankable
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Alberta
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ontario
- SU Unrankable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Webb, D.W., Taylor, S.J. & Krejca, J.K. 1993. The biological resources of Illinois caves and other subterranean environments. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA. 143 pp.
How to cite this account
Porrhomma terrestre (Emerton, 1882). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1943. https://cavebiology.org/species/porrhomma-terrestre/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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