Franklin Mountain woodland snail
| Franklin Mountain woodland snail | |
|---|---|
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| Ashmunella pasonis shell - apical view | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Polygyridae |
| Genus: | Ashmunella |
| Species: | A. pasonis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ashmunella pasonis (Drake, 1951) | |
Asmunella pasonis shell - basal view
The Franklin Mountain woodland snail (Ashmunella pasonis) is a species of land snail in the family Polygyridae. It is native to New Mexico and Texas in the United States.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The snail has a limited range in two isolated mountain ranges, but it is a common species within this range. The snail lives in open rocky mountain habitat[2] and is only found in accumulations of limestone talus. [3]
Reproduction
This species appears to have the capability of hybridizing with two other species: Ahmunella kochii sanandresensis and A. harrisi.[3]
References
- ↑ Roth, B. 1996. Ashmunella pasonis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 07 September 2014.
- 1 2 NatureServe. 2014. Ashmunella pasonis. NatureServe Explorer Version 7.1. Accessed September 7, 2014.
- 1 2 Metcalf, Artie L. (1997). Land Snails of New Mexico. Albuquerque: State of New Mexico. p. 56.
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