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Carychium clappi

Hubricht, 1959

Appalachian Thorn

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.114844
Element CodeIMGAS07010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderEllobiida
FamilyEllobiidae
GenusCarychium
Synonyms
Carychium costatum
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Possibly questonable taxonomy.
Conservation Status
Review Date2004-10-01
Change Date2004-10-01
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

From Dourson (2013): Found living in layers of moist leaves located in moist depressions on hillsides; it is often found with C. exile and C. nannodes and on occasion with C. aboreum.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MarylandSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
West VirginiaS4Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
North CarolinaS4Yes
KentuckyS3Yes
VirginiaS4Yes
TennesseeS4Yes
Roadless Areas (1)
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Slide HollowCherokee National Forest4,057
References (4)
  1. Dourson, D.C. 2010. Kentucky's land snails and their ecological communities. Goatslug Publications, Bakersville, NC. 298 pp.
  2. Dourson, D.C. 2013. Land snails of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and southern Appalachians. Goatslug Publications, Bakersville, NC. 336 pp.
  3. Dourson, D C. and West Virginia DNR. 2015. Land snails of West Virginia. Goatslug Publications, Bakersville, North Carolina. 412 pp.
  4. 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.