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

Family Hydrobiidae
W. Stimpson, 1865

Species in this portal
17
Ecological class
All stygobiont
Realm
Aquatic
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
13 states and provinces
Karst regions
Appalachians, Edwards Plateau and Balcones, Florida Lime Sinks, Interior Low Plateau, Other, Ozarks
Conservation
15 of 17 ranked G1 or G2; 1 federally listed

Genera

  • Amnicola 2 in portal
  • Antrobia 1 in portal
  • Antrorbis 2 in portal
  • Antroselates 1 in portal
  • Dasyscias 1 in portal
  • Fontigens 7 in portal
  • Holsingeria 1 in portal
  • Stygopyrgus 1 in portal
  • Texapyrgus 1 in portal

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Amnicola cora Hubricht, 1979 Foushee Cavesnail Stygobiont G1 VU AR Ozarks
Amnicola stygius Hubricht, 1971 Stygian cavesnail Stygobiont G1 VU MO Ozarks
Antrobia culveri Hubricht, 1971 Tumbling Creek cavesnail Stygobiont G1 EN ESA MO Ozarks
Antrorbis breweri Hershler & Thompson, 1990 Manitou cavesnail Stygobiont G1 VU AL Appalachians
Antrorbis tennesseensis Perez, Shoobs, Gladstone, & Niemiller, 2019 Tennessee Cavesnail Stygobiont GNR TN Appalachians
Antroselates spiralis Hubricht, 1963 Shaggy cavesnail Stygobiont G3 IN, KY Interior Low Plateau
Dasyscias franzi F. G. Thompson & Hershler, 1991 Shaggy ghostsnail Stygobiont G1 FL Florida Lime Sinks
Fontigens antroecetes Hubricht, 1972 Enigmatic ghostsnail Stygobiont G2 VU IL, MO Ozarks
Fontigens bottimeri (Walker, 1925) Appalachian Springsnail Stygobiont G2G3 DC, MD, VA Appalachians, Other
Fontigens cryptica Hubricht, 1963 Hidden springsnail Stygobiont G1 IN Interior Low Plateau
Fontigens morrisoni Hershler, Holsinger & Hubricht, 1990 Virginia springsnail Stygobiont G2 VA Appalachians
Fontigens proserpina Hubricht, 1940 Proserpine Springsnail Stygobiont G1 MO Ozarks
Fontigens tartarea Hubtricht 1963 Organ cavesnail Stygobiont G2 VA, WV Appalachians
Fontigens turritella Hubricht, 1976 Greenbrier Cavesnail Stygobiont G1 NT WV Appalachians
Holsingeria unthanksensis Hershler, 1989 Thankless ghostsnail Stygobiont G2 VA Appalachians
Stygopyrgus bartonensis Hershler & Longley, 1986 Barton cavesnail Stygobiont G1 TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Texapyrgus longleyi Thompson & Hershler, 1991 Striated hydrobe Stygobiont G1 TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
7NHW7
GBIF
2671
ITIS
70493
iNaturalist
82220
NCBI Taxonomy
55731

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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