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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaMolluscaGastropodaStylommatophoraHelicodiscidaeHelicodiscusHelicodiscus notius

Hollow Coil
Helicodiscus notius specus Hubricht, 1962

Taxonomy

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Stylommatophora
Family Helicodiscidae
Genus Helicodiscus
SpeciesHelicodiscus notius
Subspecies Helicodiscus notius specus Hubricht, 1962

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class
Troglobiont
Troglomorphy
Troglomorphic
Morphological description

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Body size
Type series
Similar species

Distribution

Type locality

Burnette Cave, Barren Co. KY

Range

Known from two states across two karst regions.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Kentucky, Tennessee

Counties

County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.

Karst regions

Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau

Ecology and life history

Reproduction
Development
Diet
Predators
Population ecology
Community associates
Diseases and parasites
Behavior

Genetics

Phylogenetics
Population genetics
Genetic resources

Conservation and management

NatureServe

G2 Imperiled

G1G2▲G3G4G5

Global rank last reviewed 2024.

Subnational ranks

Kentucky
S1 Critically Imperiled
Tennessee
S1 Critically Imperiled

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
7TVY7
GBIF
9001181

How to cite this account

Helicodiscus notius specus Hubricht, 1962. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1408. https://cavebiology.org/species/helicodiscus-notius-specus/ (accessed 3 September 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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