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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
AnimaliaArthropodaCrustaceaMalacostracaIsopoda

Family Cirolanidae
Dana, 1852

Species in this portal
4
Ecological class
All stygobiont
Realm
Aquatic
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Texas, Virginia and West Virginia
Karst regions
Appalachians, Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Conservation
2 of 3 ranked G1 or G2; 1 federally listed

Genera

  • Antrolana 1 in portal
  • Cirolanides 2 in portal
  • Speocirolana 1 in portal

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Antrolana lira Bowman 1964 Stygobiont G2G4 VU ESA VA, WV Appalachians
Cirolanides texensis Benedict, 1896 Stygobiont G4 TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Cirolanides wassenichae Schwartz et al., 2019 Stygobiont TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Speocirolana hardeni Bowman, 1992 Stygobiont G2G3 TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
7NGSP
GBIF
5347
ITIS
92225
iNaturalist
55803
NCBI Taxonomy
96838

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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