Toothed Globe
Mesodon zaletus (A. Binney, 1837)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Stylommatophora |
| Family | Polygyridae |
| Genus | Mesodon |
| Species | Mesodon zaletus (A. Binney, 1837) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from three counties across three states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Florida, Kentucky
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson
- Florida
- Alachua
- Kentucky
- Pulaski
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N1 Critically Imperiled
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Ontario
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Mississippi
- SNR Unranked
- Maryland
- SNR Unranked
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- Michigan
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- SNR Unranked
- West Virginia
- S5 Secure
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- Iowa
- SNR Unranked
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
- Texas
- SNR Unranked
- Arkansas
- SNR Unranked
- New York
- SNR Unranked
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Louisiana
- SNR Unranked
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Pennsylvania
- 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.
- Lewis, J.J. 2004. Interstate 66 karst faunal study. Environmental Impact Statement. 17 pp.
- Mays, J. 2018. Inventory of Florida's cave fauna with a focus on terrestrial invertebrate species. Progress Report for Florida Park Service. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 9 pp.
How to cite this account
Mesodon zaletus (A. Binney, 1837). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2639. https://cavebiology.org/species/mesodon-zaletus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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