Abacion magnum (Loomis, 1943)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Myriapoda |
| Class | Diplopoda |
| Order | Callipodida |
| Family | Abacionidae |
| Genus | Abacion |
| Species | Abacion magnum (Loomis, 1943) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from nine counties across three states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Georgia, Virginia
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson, Madison, Marshall, Shelby
- Georgia
- Bartow, Chattooga, Dade, Polk
- Virginia
- Lee
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Peck, S.B. 1989. The cave fauna of Alabama. Part I. The terrestrial invertebrates (excluding insects). National Speleological Society Bulletin 51: 11–33.
- Trumbore, L.E., Reynolds, R.J., Thomas, S.C., Orndorff, W., Cramphorn, B., Gladstone, N.S., Harden, C.W., Lewis, J.J., Milne, M.A., Ober, K.A., Shear, W.A., Stephen, C.D.R. & Zigler, K.S. 2024. Cave biodiversity of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 86: 13–24. doi:10.4311/2022LSC0116
- 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
Abacion magnum (Loomis, 1943). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1461. https://cavebiology.org/species/abacion-magnum/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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