Shaggy cavesnail
Antroselates spiralis Hubricht, 1963
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Littorinimorpha |
| Family | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus | Antroselates |
| Species | Antroselates spiralis Hubricht, 1963 |
Synonyms
- Antroselatus spiralis Hubricht, 1963 (prior combination, CoL)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Mammoth Cave, Edmonson Co. KY
Range
Known from six counties across two states in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Indiana, Kentucky
Counties
- Indiana
- Crawford, Harrison
- Kentucky
- Breckenridge, Breckinridge, Edmonson, Hardin
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Genetics
Molecular resources
| Marker | Molecule | Sequences | Length | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16S | mitochondrial | 1 | 457-457 bp | JX970524.1 |
| 18S | nuclear | 1 | 577-577 bp | JX970557.1 |
| COI | mitochondrial | 1 | 654-654 bp | AF354758.1 |
3 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 3 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- 116916 · Field Museum of Natural History
- Paratype
- MO290088 · Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
- Paratype ×2
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Paratype
- 221304 · University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 19 |
| Field Museum of Natural History | 9 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History | 4 |
| Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University | 1 |
| University of Michigan Museum of Zoology | 1 |
34 cataloged lots in 5 collections. Compiled from GBIF and not an exhaustive census: many collections are not yet digitised, and holdings are added continually. Search GBIF for specimen records.
Download all 34 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G3 Vulnerable
Global rank last reviewed 28 November 2006.
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- S3 Vulnerable
- Kentucky
- S2 Imperiled
Ranks looked up 23 August 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.
Threats
- Dams & Water Extraction
Other resources
References
- Barr, T.C., Jr. & Kuehne, R.A. 1971. Ecological studies in the Mammoth Cave system of Kentucky. II. The Ecosystem. Annales de Speleologie 26: 47–96. doi:10.5038/1827-806X.3.1.10
- Cooper, J.E. & Cooper, M.R. 2011. Observations on the biology of the endangered stygobiotic shrimp Palaemonias alabamae, with notes on P. ganteri (Decapoda: Atyidae). Subterranean Biology 8: 9–20.
- Gladstone, N.S., Niemiller, M.L., Hutchins, B., Schwartz, B., Czaja, A., Slay, M.E. & Whelan, N.V. 2022. Subterranean freshwater gastropod biodiversity and conservation in the United States and Mexico. Conservation Biology 36: e13722. doi:10.1111/cobi.13722
- Kabat, A.R. & Hershler, R. 1993. The prosobranch snail family Hydrobiidae (Gastropoda: Rissooidea): review of classification and supraspecific taxa. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 547: 1–94. https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/5560/SCtZ-0547-Lo_res.pdf. details
- Lewis, J.J. 1988. The systematics, zoogeography and life history of the troglobitic isopods of the Interior Plateaus of the eastern United States. University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. 281 pp.
- Pearson, W.D. & Boston, C.H., Jr. 1995. Distribution and status of the northern cavefish, Amblyopsis spelaea. Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program,, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. 99 pp.
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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