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Lithasia obovata (Say, 1829)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Mollusca
Class	Gastropoda
Order	Cerithiida
Family	Pleuroceridae
Genus	Lithasia
Species	Lithasia obovata (Say, 1829)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Stygoxene
Realm: Aquatic

Distribution

Range

Known from one county in Kentucky.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Kentucky

Counties

Kentucky: Edmonson

Conservation and management

NatureServe

G4 Apparently Secure

National ranks

United States: N4 Apparently Secure

Subnational ranks

Illinois: S1 Critically Imperiled
Indiana: SNR Unranked
Ohio: SNR Unranked
Kentucky: S4 Apparently Secure
Pennsylvania: S3 Vulnerable
Tennessee: SU Unrankable

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

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

This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.

How to cite this account

Lithasia obovata (Say, 1829). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2589. https://cavebiology.org/species/lithasia-obovata/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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