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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaMolluscaGastropodaStylommatophoraGastrodontidaeMesomphix

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Mesomphix perlaevis (Pilsbry, 1900)

Taxonomy

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Stylommatophora
Family Gastrodontidae
Genus Mesomphix
Species Mesomphix perlaevis (Pilsbry, 1900)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class
Trogloxene
Realm
Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Known from one county in Kentucky.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Kentucky

Counties

Kentucky
Pulaski

Conservation and management

NatureServe

G4 Apparently Secure

G1G2G3G4▲G5

National ranks

United States
N4 Apparently Secure

Subnational ranks

Tennessee
S4 Apparently Secure
West Virginia
S3 Vulnerable
North Carolina
S4 Apparently Secure
Virginia
S3 Vulnerable
Georgia
SNR Unranked
Kentucky
S4 Apparently Secure
Maryland
SNR Unranked
Ohio
SNR Unranked
Pennsylvania
S4 Apparently Secure

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

References

  • Lewis, J.J. 2004. Interstate 66 karst faunal study. Environmental Impact Statement. 17 pp.

How to cite this account

Mesomphix perlaevis (Pilsbry, 1900). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2644. https://cavebiology.org/species/mesomphix-perlaevis/ (accessed 7 September 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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