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Megapallifera ragsdalei

(Webb, 1950)

Ozark Mantleslug

G3Vulnerable Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.112155

Element CodeIMGASQ0020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumMollusca

ClassGastropoda

OrderStylommatophora

FamilyPhilomycidae

GenusMegapallifera

Synonyms

Pallifera ragsdalei

Concept Reference

Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, P. M. Mikkelsen, R. J. Neves, C. F. E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F. G. Thompson, M. Vecchione, and J. D. Williams. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks. 2nd Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26, Bethesda, Maryland. 526 pp.

Conservation Status

Review Date2004-12-08

Change Date2004-12-08

Occurrences Comments

Branson and Batch (1971) documented it near Lake Reba spillway east of Richmond, Madison Co.; Boonesborough state Park, Madison Co.; Berea Woods in Berea, Madison Co.; and Pottertown, northwest of New Concordia, Calloway Co., Kentucky. Branson and Batch (1968) documented it from the Pine Mountains, Kentucky.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
Illinois	S3	Yes
Kentucky	SNR	Yes

Roadless Areas (2)

Arkansas (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Dismal Creek	Ozark-St. Francis National Forest	9,160
Pedestal Rocks	Ozark-St. Francis National Forest	21,957

References (3)

Branson, B.A. and D.L. Batch. 1968. Land snails from Pine and Big Black Mountains, Kentucky. Sterkiana, 32: 7-17.
Branson, B.A. and D.L. Batch. 1971. Annotated distribution records for Kentucky Mollusca. Sterkiana, 43: 1-9.
Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, P. M. Mikkelsen, R. J. Neves, C. F. E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F. G. Thompson, M. Vecchione, and J. D. Williams. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks. 2nd Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26, Bethesda, Maryland. 526 pp.