Higher classification Ashmunella | Superfamily Helicoidea Genus Ashmunella Rank Species | |
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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(Text) CC BY-SA