Stenotrema brevipila

The Talladega slitmouth possesses an imperforate, globose, convex, reddish-brown shell covered with fine, short hairs typical among members of the Stenotrema genus. There are 5 whorls, and it is equally rounded on both the top and bottom. The aperture is pale, transverse, and very narrow, with its margin extending outwards from the shell. There is a defined parietal tooth that projects beyond the aperture lip.^[2]

The Talladega slitmouth is most visually similar to Stenotrema altispira, the highland slitmouth.^[2]

The Talladega slitmouth is endemic to the southeastern United States, where it can be found in Georgia and Alabama. The species is listed as imperiled globally.^[3]

This species is most commonly found around rocky outcrops and talus, on or under rocks or leaf litter.^[4] They are commonly found in mountainous areas with high elevation (around 2,000 ft or 609 meters).^[2] Herbert H. Smith claimed the species is difficult to find, commenting that surveyors would turn over "perhaps fifty" large rocks to find only one shell.^[2]