Tadpole Physa
Physella gyrina (Say, 1821)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Basommatophora |
| Family | Physidae |
| Genus | Physella |
| Species | Physella gyrina (Say, 1821) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygophile
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Georgia.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Georgia
Counties
- Georgia
- Washington
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2012.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
- Canada
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Utah
- S5 Secure
- Louisiana
- SNR Unranked
- New York
- S5 Secure
- Hawaii
- SNA Not Applicable
- Wisconsin
- S5 Secure
- ND
- SNR Unranked
- Colorado
- S5 Secure
- NJ
- SNR Unranked
- ME
- SNR Unranked
- Maryland
- SNR Unranked
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- New Mexico
- SNR Unranked
- Massachusetts
- SNR Unranked
- Montana
- SNR Unranked
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Michigan
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- Idaho
- S5 Secure
- Arizona
- SNR Unranked
- NE
- SNR Unranked
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
- Nevada
- SNR Unranked
- Wyoming
- S4 Apparently Secure
- RI
- SNR Unranked
- Washington
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- South Dakota
- SNR Unranked
- Vermont
- SNR Unranked
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- California
- SNR Unranked
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- NH
- SNR Unranked
- Iowa
- SNR Unranked
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Oregon
- S5 Secure
- Mississippi
- SNR Unranked
- Connecticut
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- Arkansas
- SNR Unranked
- DE
- SNR Unranked
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- South Carolina
- SU Unrankable
- Kansas
- SNR Unranked
- Texas
- SNR Unranked
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- Yukon
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Manitoba
- S5 Secure
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SU Unrankable
- Saskatchewan
- S5 Secure
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Northwest Territories
- SU Unrankable
- New Brunswick
- SU Unrankable
- Alberta
- S5 Secure
- British Columbia
- S5 Secure
- Nova Scotia
- SU Unrankable
- Nunavut
- SU Unrankable
- Prince Edward Island
- SU Unrankable
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
- Zigler, K.S., Niemiller, M.L., Stephen, C.D.R., Ayala, B.N., Milne, M.A., Gladstone, N.S., Engel, A.S., Jensen, J.B., Camp, C.D., Ozier, J.C. & Cressler, A. 2020. Biodiversity from caves and other subterranean habitats of Georgia, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 82: 125–167. doi:10.4311/2019LSC0125
How to cite this account
Physella gyrina (Say, 1821). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1906. https://cavebiology.org/species/physella-gyrina/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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