Velvet Wedge
Xolotrema denotatum (A. Férussac, 1823)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Stylommatophora |
| Family | Polygyridae |
| Genus | Xolotrema |
| Species | Xolotrema denotatum (A. Férussac, 1823) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Illinois.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois
Counties
- Illinois
- Monroe
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G4 Apparently Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N2 Imperiled
- United States
- N4 Apparently Secure
Subnational ranks
- Ontario
- S2 Imperiled
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- West Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- New Jersey
- SNR Unranked
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- Massachusetts
- SNR Unranked
- Kentucky
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Maryland
- SNR Unranked
- New York
- SNR Unranked
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- Pennsylvania
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Michigan
- SH Possibly Extirpated
- Vermont
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Arkansas
- SNR Unranked
- North Carolina
- SU Unrankable
- Mississippi
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Lewis, J.J., Moss, P., Tecic, D. & Nelson, M.E. 2003. A conservation focused inventory of subterranean invertebrates of the southwestern Illinois karst. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 65: 9–21.
How to cite this account
Xolotrema denotatum (A. Férussac, 1823). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-3060. https://cavebiology.org/species/xolotrema-denotatum/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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