Smooth Slater
Porcellio laevis Latreille, 1804
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopoda |
| Family | Porcellionidae |
| Genus | Porcellio |
| Species | Porcellio laevis Latreille, 1804 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Tennessee.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Tennessee
Counties
- Tennessee
- Marion
Conservation and management
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Hay, W.P. 1902. Observations on the crustacean fauna of Nickajack Cave, Tennessee, and vicinity. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 25: 417–439. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.25-1292.417
- Peck, S.B. 1989. The cave fauna of Alabama. Part I. The terrestrial invertebrates (excluding insects). National Speleological Society Bulletin 51: 11–33.
How to cite this account
Porcellio laevis Latreille, 1804. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2843. https://cavebiology.org/species/porcellio-laevis/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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