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

Family Gastrodontidae
Tryon, 1866 · Button Snails, Glass Snails, Glyph Snails, and Allies

Species in this portal
16
Ecological class
14 trogloxenes and 2 troglophiles
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
8 states and provinces
Counties
35

Genera

  • Gastrodonta 1 in portal
  • Mesomphix 6 in portal
  • Perpolita 1 in portal
  • Striatura 1 in portal
  • Ventridens 4 in portal
  • Zonitoides 3 in portal

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Gastrodonta interna (Say, 1821) Brown Bellytooth Trogloxene G5 AL, GA, TN
Mesomphix andrewsae (Pilsbry, 1895) Mountain Button Trogloxene G3 TN
Mesomphix anurus Hubricht, 1962 Frog Button Trogloxene G4 AL
Mesomphix capnodes (W. G. Binney, 1857) Dusky Button Trogloxene G5 AL
Mesomphix cupreus (Rafinesque, 1831) Copper Button Trogloxene KY, TN
Mesomphix perlaevis (Pilsbry, 1900) Smooth Button Trogloxene G4 KY
Mesomphix pilsbryi (G. H. Clapp, 1904) Striate Button Trogloxene G4 AL
Perpolita binneyana (E. S. Morse, 1864) Blue Glass Trogloxene
Striatura meridionalis (Pilsbry & Ferriss, 1906) Median Striate Trogloxene G5 TN
Ventridens demissus (A. Binney, 1843) Perforate Dome Trogloxene G5 FL, TN
Ventridens gularis (Say, 1821) Throaty Dome Troglophile G5 AL, GA, KY, TN
Ventridens intertextus (A. Binney, 1840) Pyramid Dome Trogloxene G5 IL
Ventridens ligera (Say, 1821) Globose Dome Trogloxene G5 GA, KY
Zonitoides arboreus (Say, 1817) Bark Snail Troglophile AL, FL, GA, IL, KY, MO, TN, VA
Zonitoides limatulus (A. Binney, 1840) Dull Gloss Trogloxene G4 KY
Zonitoides nitidus (O. F. Müller, 1774) Black Gloss Trogloxene IL

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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