Lava rock mountain snail

The lava rock mountain snail (Oreohelix waltoni) is a species of land snail in the family Oreohelicidae. It is also known as Walton's banded mountain snail.[1] It is endemic to Idaho in the United States, where it is known from just a few locations on the Salmon River.[2]

Lava rock mountain snail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Punctoidea
Family:
Oreohelicidae
Genus:
Oreohelix
Species:
O. waltoni
Binomial name
Oreohelix waltoni
Solem, 1975

References
  1. Roth, B. (1996). "Oreohelix waltoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T15468A4604892. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15468A4604892.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Oreohelix waltoni. Idaho Department of Fish and Game.


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