Species Information
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Helminthoglyptidae
Genus: Sonorella
Species: todseni
Dona Ana Talussnail - Sonorella todseni
Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Dona Ana Talussnail (Sonorella todseni) is a medium-sized (shell height 9.6 mm) montane land snail that only occurs on the north-facing slope of Dona Ana Peak in south-central New Mexico. They inhabit an area of igneous rock talus under a sparse growth of desert scrub and grassland plant species. They are most active after summer rains.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 3
Number of Mapped Locations: 10
Number of Observations: 17
Observation date range: 10-01-1967 to 08-18-2000
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)