Shagreen
Inflectarius inflectus (Say, 1821)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Stylommatophora |
| Family | Polygyridae |
| Genus | Inflectarius |
| Species | Inflectarius inflectus (Say, 1821) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from 11 counties across six states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson, Madison
- Florida
- Jackson
- Illinois
- Hardin, Monroe, St. Clair
- Kentucky
- Barren, Hart, Pulaski
- Missouri
- St. Genevieve
- Tennessee
- Franklin
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
- Canada
- N1 Critically Imperiled
Subnational ranks
- Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
- New York
- SNR Unranked
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- Pennsylvania
- SNR Unranked
- Arkansas
- S5 Secure
- Michigan
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- Mississippi
- SNR Unranked
- Kansas
- SNR Unranked
- Louisiana
- SNR Unranked
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- SNR Unranked
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Maryland
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
- West Virginia
- S2 Imperiled
- Wisconsin
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- Texas
- S3 Vulnerable
- Ontario
- S1 Critically Imperiled
Ranks looked up 2 August 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
- Barr, T.C., Jr. & Kuehne, R.A. 1971. Ecological studies in the Mammoth Cave system of Kentucky. II. The Ecosystem. Annales de Speleologie 26: 47–96. doi:10.5038/1827-806X.3.1.10
- Cooper, J.E. 1975. Ecological and behavioral studies in Shelta Cave, Alabama, with emphasis on decapod crustaceans. University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA. 364 pp.
- Franz, R., Bauer, J. & Morris, T. 1994. Review of biologically significant caves and their faunas in Florida and south Georgia. Brimleyana 20: 1–109. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/229726. details
- Godwin, J.C. 2008. Biological inventory of the cave and karst systems of The Nature Conservancy's Sharp-Bingham Mountain Preserve. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn, Alabama, USA. 40 pp.
- Hubricht, L. 1964. Land snails from the caves of Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. National Speleological Society Bulletin 26: 33–36.
- Lewis, J.J. 2004. Interstate 66 karst faunal study. Environmental Impact Statement. 17 pp.
- Lewis, J.J. & Lewis, S.L. 2005. Inventory of the subterranean fauna of Tims Ford State Park, Franklin County, Tennessee. Tennesee Natural Heritage Program, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 28 pp.
- 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.
- Peck, S.B. 1989. The cave fauna of Alabama. Part I. The terrestrial invertebrates (excluding insects). National Speleological Society Bulletin 51: 11–33.
- Peck, S.B. & Lewis, J.J. 1978. Zoogeography and evolution of the subterranean invertebrate faunas of Illinois and southeastern Missouri. National Speleological Society Bulletin 40: 39–63.
- 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.
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 August 2026.
How to cite this account
Inflectarius inflectus (Say, 1821). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2533. https://cavebiology.org/species/inflectarius-inflectus/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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