Deep-Tooth Shagreen
Inflectarius rugeli (Shuttleworth, 1852)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Stylommatophora |
| Family | Polygyridae |
| Genus | Inflectarius |
| Species | Inflectarius rugeli (Shuttleworth, 1852) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from eight counties across four states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson
- Georgia
- Chattooga
- Kentucky
- Monroe, Powell, Pulaski
- Tennessee
- Fentress, Franklin, Pickett
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- North Carolina
- S4 Apparently Secure
- West Virginia
- S2 Imperiled
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- SNR Unranked
- Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- 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. 2005. A biological inventory of caves of the Cumberland Plateau. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 156 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.
- Zigler, K.S., Niemiller, M.L., Stephen, C.D.R., Ayala, B.N., Milne, M.A., Gladstone, N.S., Engel, A.S., Jensen, J.B., Camp, C.D., Ozier, J.C. & Cressler, A. 2020. Biodiversity from caves and other subterranean habitats of Georgia, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 82: 125–167. doi:10.4311/2019LSC0125
How to cite this account
Inflectarius rugeli (Shuttleworth, 1852). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2534. https://cavebiology.org/species/inflectarius-rugeli/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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