Kingdom Animalia Family Helminthoglyptidae Scientific name Sonorella metcalfi Higher classification Sonorella | Superfamily Helicoidea Genus Sonorella Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | |
Similar Sonorella, Gastropods, Helminthoglyptidae | ||
The Franklin Mountain talus snail, scientific name Sonorella metcalfi, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helminthoglyptidae. This species is endemic to the United States.
The name "talus snail" refers to the fact that snails in this genus live on and in talus. This species is called "Franklin Mountain talus snail" after the Franklin Mountains in Texas.
The specific name metcalfi honors the American Malacologist Artie L. Metcalf
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