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Lava rock mountain snail

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Lava rock mountain snail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Oreohelicidae
Genus: Oreohelix
Species:
O. waltoni
Binomial name
Oreohelix waltoni
Solem, 1975

The lava rock mountain snail (Oreohelix waltoni) is a species of land snail in the family Oreohelicidae. It is also known as Walton's banded mountain snail.[1] It is endemic to Idaho in the United States, where it is known from just a few locations on the Salmon River.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Roth, B. (1996). "Oreohelix waltoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T15468A4604892. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15468A4604892.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Oreohelix waltoni. Idaho Department of Fish and Game.