Soldanellonyx chappuisi Walter, 1917

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Chelicerata
Class	Arachnida
Order	Actinedida
Family	Limnohalacaridae
Genus	Soldanellonyx
Species	Soldanellonyx chappuisi Walter, 1917

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Stygophile
Realm: Aquatic

Distribution

Range

Known from one county in Indiana.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Indiana

Counties

Indiana: Lawrence

Conservation and management

NatureServe

G1 Critically Imperiled

National ranks

United States: N1 Critically Imperiled

Subnational ranks

Indiana: SNR Unranked

Ranks looked up 3 September 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.

State and federal status

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

References

Holsinger, J.R. 1965a. Free living mites (Acarina) in caves of the eastern United States. National Speleological Society Bulletin 27: 47–54.

This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 3 September 2026.

How to cite this account

Soldanellonyx chappuisi Walter, 1917. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2052. https://cavebiology.org/species/soldanellonyx-chappuisi/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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