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Fontigens cryptica Hubricht, 1963
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Littorinimorpha |
| Family | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus | Fontigens |
| Species | Fontigens cryptica Hubricht, 1963 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum length
- 1.6 mm
Distribution
Type locality
Small spring orifice along Ohio R. 3 miles W of Bethlehem, Clark Co., IN
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
- Clark, Crawford, Monroe
- Kentucky
- Bullitt, Bullitt Co, Nelson Co
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Genetics
Molecular resources
| Marker | Molecule | Sequences | Length | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COI | mitochondrial | 1 | 658-658 bp | MT425005.1 |
1 sequence, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 1 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- 116919 · Field Museum of Natural History
- Paratype
- 283219 · Field Museum of Natural History
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Carnegie Museum of Natural History | 3 |
| Field Museum of Natural History | 2 |
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 2 |
7 cataloged lots in 3 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 7 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1 Critically Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 20 February 2008.
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- S1 Critically 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.
Other resources
References
- Liu, H.-P., Schroeder, L., Berry, A. & Dillon, R.T. 2021. High levels of mitochondrial DNA sequence divergence among isolated populations of Fontigens (Truncatelloidea: Emmericiidae) in eastern USA. Journal of Molluscan Studies 87: eyab026. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyab026
- Reid, J.W. 2004. New records and new species of the genus Diacyclops (Crustacea: Copepoda) from subterranean habitats in southern Indiana, USA. Jeffersoniana 12: 1–65.
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
How to cite this account
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