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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe

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Cave Biology Data Portal
Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaMolluscaGastropoda

Order Basommatophora
W. Keferstein, 1865

Species in this portal
2
Ecological class
1 troglobiont and 1 stygobiont
Realm
Aquatic, Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee and Wyoming
Karst regions
Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau, Other
Conservation
1 of 2 ranked G1 or G2

Families

  • Carychiidae 1 in portal
  • Physidae 1 in portal

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Carychium stygium Call, 1897 Cave thorn Troglobiont G3 AL, KY, TN Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau
Physella spelunca Turner & Clench, 1974 Cave Physa Stygobiont G1 VU WY Other

Cave Biology Data Portal

Species accounts, distributions, and conservation status for the subterranean fauna of North America and around the globe, with resources for the cave and karst research community.

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