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. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 02 September 2014.
  2. Oreohelix waltoni. Idaho Department of Fish and Game.


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