Myriapods of North Carolina
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View PDFXystodesmidae Members: 2 NC Records

Sigmoria angulosa Shelley, 1981 - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Class: Diplopoda (Millipedes)Order: Polydesmida Family: Xystodesmidae Checklist Number: 495.020 Synonym: Sigmoria nigrimontis angulosa
Species Status: The type locality is the vicinity of Pensacola, ca. 5 mi. south of Burnsville in Yancey County (Shelley, 1981)
Identification
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Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: The range of this subspecies is surrounded by that of S. n. intermedia (Shelley, 1981). It is located to the west and north of the Black Mountains and includes at least a portion of the Craggy Mountains.
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Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Shelley (1981) does not characterize the habitat used by this subspecies but notes that it occupies the headwaters of two drainages on either side of a divide. Very likely, this subspecies can be regarded as a cove-inhabitant, similar to the desciption given to the other members of this species
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W3]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNRTNR] [SHS2]
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Comments: This species is endemic to a small area within Yancey and Buncombe Counties and is known from only historic records; the most recent listed by Shelley (1981) is 1977. More surveys are needed to document the current status of this species in North Carolina.