Species Information
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Helminthoglyptidae
Genus: Sonorella
Species: painteri
A Terrestrial Snail - Sonorella painteri
Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Lang Canyon Talussnail ?(Sonorella painteri) is a medium-sized (shell height 1.2 cm) terrestrial snail that is only found on a few talus slopes around 1,868 m elevation in Long Canyon of the San Luis Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico. This species was named to honor Charles W. Painter who first collected shells of this species.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 0
Number of Mapped Locations: 0
Number of Observations: 0
External Links
View More Information about this species at:
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)