Ashmunella harrisi
| Ashmunella harrisi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Polygyridae |
| Genus: | Ashmunella |
| Species: | A. harrisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ashmunella harrisi | |
Ashmunella harrisi is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Polygyridae.
Type specimens
Holotype
The holotype was collected on April 11, 1975[2] from limestone talus on the north-facing wall of a canyon indenting the East side of Goat Mountain. It is deposited at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University ANSP 340724.[2]
Paratypes
Paratypes are deposited at
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University ANSP 340725
- DelMNH 106682
- DMNH 4535
- National Museum of Natural History USNM 758527
- University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity Collections UTEP:ES:3139 and UTEP:ES:4413[2]
Distribution
Known from two canyons on the east side of Goat Mountain in the southeastern part of the San Andres Mountains.[2]
Etymology
The species is named in honor of Dr. Arthur H. Harris, who first collected the species.[2]
References
- ↑ NatureServe. "Ashmunella harrisi". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Metcalf, Artie L. (1977). "Two new species of Ashmunella from Dona Ana County, New Mexico, with notes on the Ashmunella kochii Clapp complex (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Polygyridae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 90: 849–876. Retrieved 12 April 2020.