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Franklin Mountain woodland snail

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Ashmunella pasonis

Higher classification
  
Ashmunella

Superfamily
  
Helicoidea

Genus
  
Ashmunella

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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.

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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 and is only found in accumulations of limestone talus.

Reproduction

This species appears to have the capability of hybridizing with two other species: Ahmunella kochii sanandresensis and A. harrisi.

References

Franklin Mountain woodland snail Wikipedia


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