Iowa Pleistocene Snail
Discus macclintocki (F. C. Baker, 1928)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Stylommatophora |
| Family | Discidae |
| Genus | Discus |
| Species | Discus macclintocki (F. C. Baker, 1928) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Iowa.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Iowa
Counties
- Iowa
- Clayton
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2017.
NatureServe
G1 Critically Imperiled
National ranks
- United States
- N1 Critically Imperiled
Subnational ranks
- Illinois
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Missouri
- SH Possibly Extirpated
- Iowa
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Peck, S.B. & Christiansen, K. 1990. Evolution and zoogeography of the invertebrate cave faunas of the Driftless Area of the upper Mississippi River Valley of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, U.S.A. Canadian Journal of Zoology 68: 73–88. doi:10.1139/z90-012
How to cite this account
Discus macclintocki (F. C. Baker, 1928). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2389. https://cavebiology.org/species/discus-macclintocki/ (accessed 6 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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