Franklin Mountain woodland snail

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]

Franklin Mountain woodland snail
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

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
  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. NatureServe. 2014. Ashmunella pasonis. NatureServe Explorer Version 7.1. Accessed September 7, 2014.
  3. Metcalf, Artie L. (1997). Land Snails of New Mexico. Albuquerque: State of New Mexico. p. 56.


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