San Xavier talus snail
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| San Xavier talus snail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Xanthonychidae |
| Subfamily: | Helminthoglyptinae |
| Genus: | Sonorella |
| Species: | S. eremita
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| Binomial name | |
| Sonorella eremita Pilsbry & Ferriss, 1915
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The San Xavier talus snail, scientific name Sonorella eremita, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the subfamily Helminthoglyptinae. This species is endemic to the United States. The common name "talus snail" refers to the fact that snails in this genus live on and in talus.
References
[edit]- ^ Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Sonorella eremita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T20373A9192821. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20373A9192821.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service factsheet on Sonorella eremita detailing the common name in English. Retrieved on 26 June 2008.