Mundochthonius cavernicola Muchmore, 1968
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family | Chthoniidae |
| Genus | Mundochthonius |
| Species | Mundochthonius cavernicola Muchmore, 1968 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Saltpetre Cave, Monroe Co. IL
Range
Known from one county across two states in the Ozarks karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois, Missouri
Counties
- Illinois
- Monroe
Karst regions
Ozarks
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1G2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- Missouri
- SU Unrankable
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
- Benedict, E.M. & Malcolm, D.R. 1974. A new cavernicolous species of Mundochthonius from the eastern United States (Pseudoscorpionida, Chthoniidae). Journal of Arachnology 2: 1–4.
- 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.
- Muchmore, W.B. 1968b. A cavernicolous species of the pseudoscorpion genus Mundochthonius (Arachnida, Chelonethida, Chthoniidae). Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 87: 110–112. doi:10.2307/3224344
- Peck, S.B. & Lewis, J.J. 1978. Zoogeography and evolution of the subterranean invertebrate faunas of Illinois and southeastern Missouri. National Speleological Society Bulletin 40: 39–63.
- Webb, D.W., Taylor, S.J. & Krejca, J.K. 1993. The biological resources of Illinois caves and other subterranean environments. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA. 143 pp.
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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