Cave thorn
Carychium stygium Call, 1897
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Basommatophora |
| Family | Carychiidae |
| Genus | Carychium |
| Species | Carychium stygium Call, 1897 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Mammoth Cave, Edmonson Co. KY
Range
Known from three states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau
Genetics
Molecular resources
| Marker | Molecule | Sequences | Length | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COI | mitochondrial | 6 | 616-649 bp | HQ171569.1 |
6 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 6 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
Specimens
Type material
- Paratype
- 46538 · Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Field Museum of Natural History | 53 |
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 4 |
| Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Frankfurt | 4 |
| Delaware Museum of Nature and Science | 2 |
| Carnegie Museum of Natural History | 2 |
| Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University | 2 |
| and 5 other collections | 5 |
72 cataloged lots in 11 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 72 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G3 Vulnerable
Global rank last reviewed 9 November 2006.
Subnational ranks
- Kentucky
- S3 Vulnerable
- Tennessee
- S2 Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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