Blue Glass
Perpolita binneyana (E. S. Morse, 1864)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Mollusca
Class	Gastropoda
Order	Stylommatophora
Family	Gastrodontidae
Genus	Perpolita
Species	Perpolita binneyana (E. S. Morse, 1864)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Trogloxene
Realm: Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Counties

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

Conservation and management

State and federal status

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

References

Peck, S.B. 1988. A review of the cave fauna of Canada, and the composition and ecology of the invertebrate fauna of caves and mines in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 66: 1197–1213. doi:10.1139/z88-176

This account was last revised 6 September 2026.

How to cite this account

Perpolita binneyana (E. S. Morse, 1864). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2802. https://cavebiology.org/species/perpolita-binneyana/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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