Plains Snaggletooth
Gastrocopta abbreviata (Sterki, 1909)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Mollusca
Class	Gastropoda
Order	Stylommatophora
Family	Gastrocoptidae
Genus	Gastrocopta
Species	Gastrocopta abbreviata (Sterki, 1909)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Trogloxene
Realm: Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Known from two counties in Illinois.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Illinois

Counties

Illinois: Monroe, St. Clair

Conservation and management

NatureServe

G4 Apparently Secure

National ranks

United States: N4 Apparently Secure

Subnational ranks

Illinois: S3 Vulnerable
Oklahoma: SNR Unranked
Wisconsin: SNR Unranked
Missouri: S1 Critically Imperiled
Louisiana: SNR Unranked
Iowa: SNR Unranked
Minnesota: SNR Unranked
Texas: S4 Apparently Secure
Kansas: SNR Unranked
Nebraska: SNR Unranked
South Dakota: SNR Unranked
New Mexico: SNR Unranked
Alabama: S1 Critically Imperiled
Wyoming: SNR Unranked
North Dakota: SNR Unranked
Mississippi: SNR Unranked

Ranks looked up 2 July 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.

References

Lewis, J.J., Moss, P., Tecic, D. & Nelson, M.E. 2003. A conservation focused inventory of subterranean invertebrates of the southwestern Illinois karst. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 65: 9–21.

This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.

How to cite this account

Gastrocopta abbreviata (Sterki, 1909). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2484. https://cavebiology.org/species/gastrocopta-abbreviata/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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