Uncinocythere xania (Hart & Hobbs, 1961)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Ostracoda |
| Order | Podocopida |
| Family | Entocytheridae |
| Genus | Uncinocythere |
| Species | Uncinocythere xania (Hart & Hobbs, 1961) |
Synonyms
- Entocythere xania C. W. Hart & Hobbs, 1961 (prior combination, CoL)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Smallins Cave, Christian Co., MO
Range
Known from four counties across four states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri
Counties
- Arkansas
- Johnson
- Georgia
- Screven
- Missouri
- Christian, Greene
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks
Specimens
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 21 |
21 cataloged lots in 1 collection. Compiled from GBIF and not an exhaustive census: many collections are not yet digitised, and holdings are added continually. Search GBIF for specimen records.
Download all 21 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G3 Vulnerable
Global rank last reviewed 29 August 2006.
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- S3 Vulnerable
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
Ranks looked up 23 August 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.
Other resources
References
- Hart, C.W., Jr. & Hobbs, H.H., Jr. 1961. Eight new troglobitic ostracods of the genus Entocythere (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from the eastern United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 113: 173–185. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4064545. details
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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