Overview
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Foushee Cavesnail
Description
Habitat
Ecology:
A cave snail living in streams
within Foushee Cave system
. It is
almost totally blind.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Infraorder:
Littorinimorpha
()
- Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
- Superfamily:
Rissooidea
()
- J.E. Gray, 1847
- Family:
Amnicolidae
()
- G.W. Tryon, 1863
- Subfamily:
Amnicolinae
()
- Genus:
Amnicola
()
- Gould & Haldeman, in Haldeman, 1840
- Specific name:
cora
- Hubricht, 1979
- Scientific name: - Amnicola cora Hubricht, 1979
- Specific name:
cora
- Hubricht, 1979
- Genus:
Amnicola
(
- Subfamily:
Amnicolinae
(
- Family:
Amnicolidae
(
- Superfamily:
Rissooidea
(
- Infraorder:
Littorinimorpha
(
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
(
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Closely related to A. styrgis, Perry County, Missouri. (Ref.
253391).
Similar Species
Members of the genus Amnicola
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 18 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. aldrichi (Hoosier Amnicola) · A. browni (Slender Duskysnail) · A. clarki (Classification Uncertain) · A. cora (Foushee Cavesnail) · A. dalli (Peninsula Amnicola) · A. decisus (Classification Uncertain) · A. granum (Squat Duskysnail) · A. greggi (Rocky Mountain Duskysnail) · A. limosus (Mud Amnicola) · A. limosus porata (Mud Amnicola) · A. missouriensis (Missouri Amnicola) · A. pilsbry (Lake Duskysnail) · A. proserpina (Proserpine Cavesnail) · A. pupoideus (Pupa Duskysnail) · A. retromargo (Indented Duskysnail) · A. rhombostoma (Squaremouth Amnicola) · A. stygius (Stygian Amnicola) · A. walkeri (Canadian Duskysnail)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Hilton-Taylor, C. 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 526. ISBN: 1-888569-01-8.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Bogan, A.E. (Mollusc Specialist Group) 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Bogan, A.E. 2000. Amnicola cora. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- National Museum of Natural History: NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Collections
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2683499
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-70770
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 70770
- IUCN ID: 190585
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IMGASF4040
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 14985
Footnotes
- Bogan, A.E. 2000. Amnicola cora. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
