Toga Mantleslug
Philomycus togatus (A. A. Gould, 1841)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Stylommatophora |
| Family | Philomycidae |
| Genus | Philomycus |
| Species | Philomycus togatus (A. A. Gould, 1841) |
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
Illinois, Kentucky
Counties
- Illinois
- Monroe
- Kentucky
- Pulaski
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
- Canada
- NU
Subnational ranks
- Mississippi
- SNR Unranked
- Kentucky
- S3 Vulnerable
- West Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- Louisiana
- SNR Unranked
- North Carolina
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Alabama
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Pennsylvania
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Tennessee
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Maryland
- SNR Unranked
- New York
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- SNR Unranked
- Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Connecticut
- SNR Unranked
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- Ontario
- SU Unrankable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- 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.
- Lewis, J.J. 2004. Interstate 66 karst faunal study. Environmental Impact Statement. 17 pp.
- 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
How to cite this account
Philomycus togatus (A. A. Gould, 1841). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2811. https://cavebiology.org/species/philomycus-togatus/ (accessed 6 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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