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Fluminicola scopulinus

Hershler, H.-P. Liu, Frest, and Johannes, 2007

Castle Creek Pebblesnail

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
UnknownThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1271752
Element CodeIMGASG3680
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderLittorinimorpha
FamilyLithoglyphidae
GenusFluminicola
Concept Reference
Hershler, R., H.-P. Liu, T.J. Frest, and E.J. Johannes. 2007. Extensive diversification of pebblesnails (Lithoglyphidae: Fluminicola) in the upper Sacramento River basin, northwestern USA. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 149:371-422.
Taxonomic Comments
This species was referred to as Fluminicola n. sp. 14 by Frest and Johannes (1997) (Hershler et al. 2007).
Conservation Status
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent Comments
This species is restricted to three closely proximal springs in the Castle Creek drainage, Sacramento River headwaters, Shasta County, California, USA (Hershler et al. 2007).
Threat Impact Comments
Threats have not been assessed for this species.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
Unknown/undetermined———

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Roadless Areas (2)
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
References (3)
  1. Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society (FMCS). 2021. The 2021 checklist of freshwater gastropods (Mollusca: Gastropods) of the United States and Canada. Considered and approved by the Gastropods Names Subcommittee December 2020. Online: https://molluskconservation.org/MServices_Names-Gastropods.html
  2. Frest, T.J. and E.J. Johannes. 1997. Upper Sacramento System Freshwater Mollusk Monitoring, California. 1996 yearly report prepared for Cantara Trustee Council, Redding. Deixis Consultants, Seattle, Washington. 95 pp. + appendices.
  3. Hershler, R., H.-P. Liu, T.J. Frest, and E.J. Johannes. 2007. Extensive diversification of pebblesnails (Lithoglyphidae: <i>Fluminicola</i>) in the upper Sacramento River basin, northwestern USA. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 149:371-422.