Plains Snaggletooth
Gastrocopta abbreviata (Sterki, 1909)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Stylommatophora |
| Family | Gastrocoptidae |
| Genus | Gastrocopta |
| Species | Gastrocopta abbreviata (Sterki, 1909) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties in Illinois.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois
Counties
- Illinois
- Monroe, St. Clair
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G4 Apparently Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N4 Apparently Secure
Subnational ranks
- Illinois
- S3 Vulnerable
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Wisconsin
- SNR Unranked
- Missouri
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Louisiana
- SNR Unranked
- Iowa
- SNR Unranked
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- Texas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Kansas
- SNR Unranked
- Nebraska
- SNR Unranked
- South Dakota
- SNR Unranked
- New Mexico
- SNR Unranked
- Alabama
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Wyoming
- SNR Unranked
- North Dakota
- SNR Unranked
- Mississippi
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Lewis, J.J., Moss, P., Tecic, D. & Nelson, M.E. 2003. A conservation focused inventory of subterranean invertebrates of the southwestern Illinois karst. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 65: 9–21.
How to cite this account
Gastrocopta abbreviata (Sterki, 1909). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2484. https://cavebiology.org/species/gastrocopta-abbreviata/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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