Ashmunella todseni
Ashmunella todseni is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Polygyridae.
| Ashmunella todseni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Polygyridae |
| Genus: | Ashmunella |
| Species: | A. todseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Ashmunella todseni | |
Type specimens
Holotype
The holotype was collected on May 24, 1975[1] from talus accumulation of igneous rock on the east side of the east branch of Maple Canyon. It is deposited at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University ANSP 340726.[1]
Paratypes
Paratypes are deposited at
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University ANSP 340727
- DelMNH 106683
- UA 6217
- DMNH 4534
- National Museum of Natural History USNM 758528
- University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity Collections UTEP:ES:4476, UTEP:ES:4744 and UTEP:ES:4746[1]
Distribution
The species has only been collected from Maple and Texas canyons in the northeastern part of the Organ Mountains.[1]
Etymology
The species is named in honor of Dr. Thomas K. Todsen.[1]
References
- Metcalf, Artie L. (1977). "Two new species of Ashmunella from Dona Ana County, New Mexico, with notes on the Ashmunella kochii Clapp complex (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Polygyridae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 90: 849–876. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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