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 | |
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| Ashmunella pasonis shell - apical view | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Polygyridae |
| Genus: | Ashmunella |
| Species: | A. pasonis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ashmunella pasonis (Drake, 1951)
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Distribution and habitat
editThe 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
editThis species appears to have the capability of hybridizing with two other species: Ahmunella kochii sanandresensis and A. harrisi.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b NatureServe. 2014. Ashmunella pasonis. NatureServe Explorer Version 7.1. Accessed September 7, 2014.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Artie L. (1997). Land Snails of New Mexico. Albuquerque: State of New Mexico. p. 56.