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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaMolluscaGastropodaBasommatophoraCarychiidae

Genus Carychium
Müller, 1773 · Thorns

Species in this portal
6
Ecological class
3 trogloxenes, 2 troglophiles and 1 troglobiont
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee
Counties
35
Karst regions
Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau
Conservation
1 of 6 ranked G1 or G2

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Carychium clappi Hubricht, 1959 Appalachian Thorn Troglophile G5 AL
Carychium exile H. C. Lea, 1842 Ice Thorn Troglophile G5 AL, IL, KY, TN
Carychium mexicanum Pilsbry, 1891 Southern Thorn Trogloxene G5 AL, IL
Carychium nannodes G. H. Clapp, 1905 File Thorn Trogloxene G5 IL, TN
Carychium riparium Hubricht, 1978 Floodplain Thorn Trogloxene G2 IL
Carychium stygium Call, 1897 Cave thorn Troglobiont G3 AL, KY, TN Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
7NRZ4
GBIF
2291060
ITIS
76745
iNaturalist
172098
NCBI Taxonomy
145634

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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