Paravitrea capsella (A. A. Gould, 1851)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Mollusca
Class	Gastropoda
Order	Stylommatophora
Family	Pristilomatidae
Genus	Paravitrea
Species	Paravitrea capsella (A. A. Gould, 1851)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Trogloxene
Realm: Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Known from two counties across two states.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Kentucky, Tennessee

Counties

Kentucky: Pulaski
Tennessee: White

Conservation and management

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

References

Lewis, J.J. 2004. Interstate 66 karst faunal study. Environmental Impact Statement. 17 pp.
Lewis, J.J. 2005a. A biological inventory of caves of the Cumberland Plateau. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 156 pp.

This account was last revised 6 September 2026.

How to cite this account

Paravitrea capsella (A. A. Gould, 1851). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2776. https://cavebiology.org/species/paravitrea-capsella/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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