Species Information
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cochliopidae
Genus: Juturnia
Species: tularosae
Tularosa Juturnia - Juturnia tularosae
Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Tularosa Springsnail (Juturnia tularosae) is a small (shell height 1.7-4.8 mm) freshwater snail that is only found in the central reach of Salt Creek of the northern Tularosa Basin in Sierra County, New Mexico. Their habitat in Salt Creek has variable flow and water temperature and is saline ? it is high in both alkalis (sodium and potassium) and chlorides.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 1
Number of Mapped Locations: 8
Number of Observations: 8
Observation date range: 02-04-2001 to 06-26-2015
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)