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Mesomphix pilsbryi (G. H. Clapp, 1904)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Mollusca
Class	Gastropoda
Order	Stylommatophora
Family	Gastrodontidae
Genus	Mesomphix
Species	Mesomphix pilsbryi (G. H. Clapp, 1904)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Trogloxene
Realm: Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Known from one county in Alabama.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Alabama

Counties

Alabama: Jackson

Conservation and management

NatureServe

G4 Apparently Secure

National ranks

United States: N4 Apparently Secure

Subnational ranks

Alabama: SNR Unranked
Florida: SNR Unranked
North Carolina: S2 Imperiled
South Carolina: SNR Unranked
Mississippi: SNR Unranked
Georgia: SNR Unranked

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

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.

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

How to cite this account

Mesomphix pilsbryi (G. H. Clapp, 1904). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2645. https://cavebiology.org/species/mesomphix-pilsbryi/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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