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

Class Gastropoda
Cuvier, 1795 · Gastropods

Species in this portal
158
Ecological class
79 trogloxenes, 36 stygobionts, 18 troglophiles, 12 stygoxenes, 7 stygophiles, 5 troglobionts and 1 accidental
Realm
Aquatic, Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
17 states and provinces
Counties
166
Karst regions
Appalachians, Edwards Plateau and Balcones, Florida Lime Sinks, Interior Low Plateau, Other, Ozarks
Conservation
38 of 125 ranked G1 or G2; 1 federally listed

Orders

  • Basommatophora 10 in portal
  • Cerithiida 8 in portal
  • Cycloneritida 1 in portal
  • Littorinimorpha 41 in portal
  • Lymnaeida 3 in portal
  • Stylommatophora 95 in portal

Species in this portal

  • Amnicola cora Foushee Cavesnail G1 AR, AZ
  • Amnicola stygius Stygian cavesnail G1 MO
  • Anguispira alternata AL, FL, TN
  • Anguispira mordax Appalachian Tigersnail G4 KY, TN
  • Antrobia culveri Tumbling Creek cavesnail G1 MO
  • Antrorbis breweri Manitou cavesnail G1 AL
  • Antrorbis tennesseensis Tennessee Cavesnail GNR TN
  • Antroselates spiralis Shaggy cavesnail G3 IN, KY
  • Aplexa hypnorum Moss Bladder Snail
  • Arion fasciatus Banded Slug G5
  • Balconorbis coronae TX
  • Balconorbis uvaldensis Balcones ghostsnail G1G2 TX
  • Carychium clappi Appalachian Thorn G5 AL
  • Carychium exile Ice Thorn G5 AL, IL, KY, TN
  • Carychium mexicanum Southern Thorn G5 AL, IL
  • Carychium nannodes File Thorn G5 IL, TN
  • Carychium riparium Floodplain Thorn G2 IL
  • Carychium stygium Cave thorn G3 AL, KY, TN
  • Dasyscias franzi Shaggy ghostsnail G1 FL
  • Deroceras laeve Meadow Slug IL
  • Deroceras reticulatum Gray Fieldslug
  • Discus catskillensis Angular Disc G5
  • Discus macclintocki Iowa Pleistocene Snail G1 IA
  • Discus nigrimontanus Black Mountain Disc G4 TN
  • Discus patulus Domed Disc G5 AL, KY, TN
  • Discus whitneyi Forest Disc
  • Elimia athearni Knobby Elimia G3 FL
  • Elimia clenchi Slackwater Elimia G3 FL
  • Elimia comalensis Balcones Elimia G2 TX
  • Elimia curvicostata FL
  • Elimia proxima Sprite Elimia G5 GA
  • Euglandina rosea Rosy Predator Snail G5 FL
  • Fontigens aldrichi Hoosier Springsnail G4 MO
  • Fontigens antroecetes Enigmatic ghostsnail G2 IL, MO
  • Fontigens bottimeri Appalachian Springsnail G2G3 DC, MD, MO, VA
  • Fontigens cryptica Hidden springsnail G1 IN, KY
  • Fontigens morrisoni Virginia springsnail G2 VA
  • Fontigens orolibas Blue Ridge Springsnail G3 VA
  • Fontigens proserpina Proserpine Springsnail G1 MO
  • Fontigens tartarea Organ cavesnail G2 MD, VA, WV
  • Fontigens turritella Greenbrier Cavesnail G1 WV
  • Fumonelix wetherbyi Clifty Covert G2 TN
  • Galba modicella Rock Fossaria
  • Gastrocopta abbreviata Plains Snaggletooth G4 IL
  • Gastrocopta armifera Armed Snaggletooth G5 IL, KY
  • Gastrocopta contracta Bottleneck Snaggletooth G5 IL, KY
  • Gastrocopta pentodon Comb Snaggletooth IL
  • Gastrocopta similis Great Lakes Snaggletooth G5 IL
  • Gastrodonta interna Brown Bellytooth G5 AL, GA, TN
  • Glyphyalinia carolinensis Spiral Mountain Glyph G4 TN
  • Glyphyalinia cryptomphala Thin Glyph G5 AL, GA, KY, TN
  • Glyphyalinia indentata Carved Glyph G5 AL, GA, KY, TN, VA
  • Glyphyalinia latebricola Stone Glyph G2 AL, IL
  • Glyphyalinia lewisiana Pale Glyph G4 KY, TN
  • Glyphyalinia luticola Furrowed Glyph G4 IL
  • Glyphyalinia pecki Blind Glyph G1G2 AL
  • Glyphyalinia praecox Brilliant Glyph G4 GA, TN
  • Glyphyalinia rhoadsi Sculpted Glyph G5 GA, TN
  • Glyphyalinia sculptilis Suborb Glyph G4 AL, GA, KY, TN
  • Glyphyalinia specus Hollow glyph G4 AL, GA, KY, TN, WV
  • Glyphyalinia wheatleyi Bright Glyph G5 GA, TN
  • Gyraulus parvus Ash Gyro FL
  • Haplotrema concavum Gray-Foot Lancetooth G5 AL, FL, TN
  • Hawaiia minuscula Minute Gem G5 GA, IL, MO, TN
  • Helicina orbiculata AL, TN
  • Helicodiscus barri Raccoon coil G3G4 AL, GA, TN
  • Helicodiscus fimbriatus Fringed Coil G4 AL
  • Helicodiscus hadenoecus Cricket Coil AL, KY, TN
  • Helicodiscus inermis AL
  • Helicodiscus multidens Twilight Coil G3 TN
  • Helicodiscus notius Tight Coil G5 AL, GA, IL, KY, MO, TN
  • Helicodiscus notius specus Hollow Coil G2 AL, GA, IL, KY, MO, TN
  • Helicodiscus parallelus Compound Coil G5 GA, TN
  • Helicodiscus punctatellus KY
  • Helicodiscus shimeki Temperate Coil G5
  • Holsingeria unthanksensis Thankless ghostsnail G2 VA, WV
  • Inflectarius inflectus Shagreen G5 AL, FL, IL, KY, MO, TN
  • Inflectarius rugeli Deep-Tooth Shagreen G5 AL, GA, KY, TN
  • Ladislavella elodes Marsh Pondsnail
  • Lithasia obovata Shawnee Rocksnail G4 KY
  • Lobosculum pustuloides Tiny Liptooth G4 AL
  • Lucilla inermis Oldfield Coil AL, GA, TN
  • Lucilla singleyana Singley's Subterranean Discus Snail G5 IL, TN
  • Lyogyrus retromargo Indented Duskysnail GU FL
  • Marstonia comalensis Comal Marstonia G2 TX
  • Marstonia ogmorhaphe Royal Marstonia G1 TN
  • Megapallifera mutabilis Changeable Mantleslug G5 KY
  • Melanoides tuberculata FL
  • Mesodon clausus Yellow Globelet G5 IL
  • Mesodon thyroidus White-Lip Globe G5 FL, TN
  • Mesodon zaletus Toothed Globe G5 AL, FL, KY
  • Mesomphix andrewsae Mountain Button G3 TN
  • Mesomphix anurus Frog Button G4 AL
  • Mesomphix capnodes Dusky Button G5 AL
  • Mesomphix cupreus Copper Button KY, TN
  • Mesomphix perlaevis Smooth Button G4 KY
  • Mesomphix pilsbryi Striate Button G4 AL
  • Neohelix albolabris Eastern Whitelip G5
  • Paravitrea capsella KY, TN
  • Paravitrea multidentata Dentate Supercoil G5 TN
  • Patera appressa Flat Bladetooth G5 AL, GA, KY, TN, VA
  • Patera laevior Smooth Bladetooth G4 KY, TN
  • Patera perigrapta Engraved Bladetooth G5 AL, GA, TN
  • Patera sargentiana Grand Bladetooth G2 AL
  • Perpolita binneyana Blue Glass
  • Philomycus carolinianus Carolina Mantleslug G5 FL
  • Philomycus togatus Toga Mantleslug G5 IL, KY
  • Phreatoceras taylori Nymph trumpet G1G2 TX
  • Phreatodrobia bulla TX
  • Phreatodrobia conica Hueco Cavesnail G1 TX
  • Phreatodrobia coronae G1G2 TX
  • Phreatodrobia embossa TX
  • Phreatodrobia imitata Mimic cavesnail G1 TX
  • Phreatodrobia micra Flattened Cavesnail G2G3 AL, TX
  • Phreatodrobia nugax Domed Cavesnail G1G2 TX
  • Phreatodrobia plana Disc cavesnail G2 TX
  • Phreatodrobia punctata High-hat cavesnail G2 TX
  • Phreatodrobia rotunda Beaked cavesnail G1G2 TX
  • Phreatodrobia spica Spiky Cavesnail GNR TX
  • Physella acuta European Physa IL, MO
  • Physella gyrina Tadpole Physa G5 GA
  • Physella spelunca Cave Physa G1 WY
  • Pomatiopsis lapidaria Slender Walker G5 IL, TN
  • Pristiloma subrupicola Southern Tightcoil
  • Pupoides albilabris IL
  • Stenotrema angellum Kentucky Slitmouth G4 KY, TN
  • Stenotrema edvardsi Ridge-And-Valley Slitmouth G4 KY
  • Stenotrema exodon Alabama Slitmouth G2 AL
  • Stenotrema hirsutum Hairy Slitmouth G5 KY
  • Stenotrema spinosum Carinate Slitmouth G4 AL, TN
  • Stenotrema stenotrema Inland Slitmouth AL, TN
  • Stenotrema turbinella AL
  • Striatura meridionalis Median Striate G5 TN
  • Strobilops affinis Eightfold Pinecone G4 IL
  • Strobilops texasianus Southern Pinecone G5 GA
  • Stygopyrgus bartonensis Barton cavesnail G1 TX
  • Stygopyrgus gracilis TX
  • Stygopyrgus variabilis TX
  • Subulina octona Miniature Awlsnail G5
  • Tarebia granifera Quilted Melania G5 FL
  • Texapyrgus diaboli Devil Tryonia TX
  • Texapyrgus longleyi Striated hydrobe G1 TX
  • Triodopsis complanata Glossy Threetooth G2 KY, TN
  • Triodopsis hopetonensis Magnolia Threetooth G4 FL
  • Triodopsis tridentata Northern Threetooth G5 AL
  • Triodopsis vulgata Dished Threetooth G5 IL
  • Vallonia pulchella Beautiful Grass Snail G5 KY
  • Ventridens demissus Perforate Dome G5 FL, TN
  • Ventridens gularis Throaty Dome G5 AL, GA, KY, TN
  • Ventridens intertextus Pyramid Dome G5 IL
  • Ventridens ligera Globose Dome G5 GA, KY
  • Vitropyrgus lillianae TX
  • Xolotrema denotatum Velvet Wedge G4 IL
  • Xolotrema fosteri Bladetooth Wedge G5 IL
  • Xolotrema obstrictum Sharp Wedge G4 TN
  • Zonitoides arboreus Bark Snail AL, FL, GA, IL, KY, MO, TN, VA
  • Zonitoides limatulus Dull Gloss G4 KY
  • Zonitoides nitidus Black Gloss IL

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Other resources

Catalogue of Life
7NF3Y
GBIF
225
ITIS
69459
iNaturalist
47114
NCBI Taxonomy
6448

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