Quilted Melania
Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1816)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Cerithiida |
| Family | Thiaridae |
| Genus | Tarebia |
| Species | Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1816) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Florida.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
- Florida
- Citrus
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2012.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- NNA
Subnational ranks
- California
- SNA Not Applicable
- Hawaii
- SNA Not Applicable
- Texas
- SNA Not Applicable
- South Dakota
- SNA Not Applicable
- Idaho
- SNA Not Applicable
- Utah
- SNA Not Applicable
- Florida
- SNA Not Applicable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Franz, R., Bauer, J. & Morris, T. 1994. Review of biologically significant caves and their faunas in Florida and south Georgia. Brimleyana 20: 1–109. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/229726.
How to cite this account
Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1816). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2989. https://cavebiology.org/species/tarebia-granifera/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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