Shaggy ghostsnail
Dasyscias franzi F. G. Thompson & Hershler, 1991
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Littorinimorpha |
| Family | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus | Dasyscias |
| Species | Dasyscias franzi F. G. Thompson & Hershler, 1991 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum body length
- ~2 mm
Distribution
Type locality
Blue Spring Cave, Washington Co., FL
Range
Known from Florida in the Florida Lime Sinks karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Florida Lime Sinks
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- 93964-Mollusca · Florida Museum of Natural History
- Paratype ×6
- Florida Museum of Natural History
- Paratype
- USNM 860468 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Florida Museum of Natural History | 7 |
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 1 |
8 cataloged lots in 2 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 8 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1 Critically Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 28 February 2014.
Subnational ranks
- Florida
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Threats
- Recreational/Commerical Cave Activities
- Pollution -Sewage or Urban Wastewater
- Pollution - Commercial/Industrial
- Pollution - Agricultural & Forestry
Other resources
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