Species Information
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Oreohelicidae
Genus: Radiocentrum
Species: ferrissi
Fringed Mountainsnail - Radiocentrum ferrissi
Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Fringed Mountainsnail ?(Radiocentrum ferrissi) is a medium-sized? (up to alt. 7.8, diam. 15 mm, with 5 whorls) terrestrial snail that has been taken alive at only two locations in the southern Big Hatchet Mountains in Hidalgo County, New Mexico. Fossils of this species have also been found in the Big Hatchet Mountains and Howells Ridge in the Little Hatchet Mountains. They live under stones on the ledges of high cliffs opposite of the mouth of Sheridan Canyon.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 1
Number of Mapped Locations: 6
Number of Observations: 6
Observation date range: 05-10-1997 to 09-18-2002
External Links
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Biota Information System of New Mexico (BISON-M)
NatureServe Explorer
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
New Mexico State Wildlife Action Plan (NMSWAP)
Biota Information System of New Mexico (BISON-M)
NatureServe Explorer
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
New Mexico State Wildlife Action Plan (NMSWAP)