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Anguispira mordax (Shuttleworth, 1852)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Stylommatophora |
| Family | Discidae |
| Genus | Anguispira |
| Species | Anguispira mordax (Shuttleworth, 1852) |
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
Kentucky, Tennessee
Counties
- Kentucky
- Pulaski
- Tennessee
- Franklin, Grundy
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G4 Apparently Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N4 Apparently Secure
Subnational ranks
- Kentucky
- S3 Vulnerable
- West Virginia
- S2 Imperiled
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
- North Carolina
- S3 Vulnerable
- Tennessee
- S4 Apparently Secure
Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Anguispira mordax (Shuttleworth, 1852). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2181. https://cavebiology.org/species/anguispira-mordax/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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