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Franklin Mountain woodland snail

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Franklin Mountain woodland snail
Ashmunella pasonis shell - apical view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
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

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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

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This species appears to have the capability of hybridizing with two other species: Ahmunella kochii sanandresensis and A. harrisi.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Roth, B. (1996). "Ashmunella pasonis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T2160A9302142. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T2160A9302142.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b NatureServe. 2014. Ashmunella pasonis. NatureServe Explorer Version 7.1. Accessed September 7, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Metcalf, Artie L. (1997). Land Snails of New Mexico. Albuquerque: State of New Mexico. p. 56.