Spiral Mountain Glyph
Glyphyalinia carolinensis (T. D. A. Cockerell, 1890)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Stylommatophora |
| Family | Zonitidae |
| Genus | Glyphyalinia |
| Species | Glyphyalinia carolinensis (T. D. A. Cockerell, 1890) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from four counties in Tennessee.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Tennessee
Counties
- Tennessee
- Cumberland, Franklin, Grundy, Van Buren
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G4 Apparently Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N4 Apparently Secure
Subnational ranks
- Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- North Carolina
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Tennessee
- S3 Vulnerable
- Kentucky
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Lewis, J.J. 2005. A biological inventory of caves of the Cumberland Plateau. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 156 pp.
How to cite this account
Glyphyalinia carolinensis (T. D. A. Cockerell, 1890). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1737. https://cavebiology.org/species/glyphyalinia-carolinensis/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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