Globose Dome
Ventridens ligera (Say, 1821)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Stylommatophora |
| Family | Gastrodontidae |
| Genus | Ventridens |
| Species | Ventridens ligera (Say, 1821) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Georgia, Kentucky
Counties
- Georgia
- Dade
- Kentucky
- Pulaski
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
- Canada
- N2 Imperiled
Subnational ranks
- West Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- Louisiana
- SNR Unranked
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- District of Columbia
- SNR Unranked
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- Kentucky
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Maryland
- SNR Unranked
- Michigan
- SNR Unranked
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- New York
- SNR Unranked
- Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Delaware
- SNR Unranked
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- New Jersey
- SNR Unranked
- Mississippi
- SNR Unranked
- Arkansas
- SNR Unranked
- North Carolina
- SU Unrankable
- Kansas
- SNR Unranked
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Ontario
- S2 Imperiled
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.
- 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
Ventridens ligera (Say, 1821). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-3050. https://cavebiology.org/species/ventridens-ligera/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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