Ashmunella
Encyclopedia
Ashmunella is a genus
of small, air-breathing, land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family
Polygyridae
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small, air-breathing, land snail
Land snail
A land snail is any of the many species of snail that live on land, as opposed to those that live in salt water and fresh water. Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells, It is not always an easy matter to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less...
s, terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Polygyridae
Polygyridae
Polygyridae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.The Polygyridae make up a significant proportion of the land snail fauna of eastern North America, and are also found in western North America, northern Central America, and...
.
Species
Species and subspecies within the genus Ashmunella include:- Ashmunella levetteiAshmunella levetteiAshmunella levettei is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Polygyridae.- Subspecies :This species includes the following subspecies:* Ashmunella levettei angigyra Pilsbry, 1905...
(Bland, 1882)- Ashmunella levetteiAshmunella levetteiAshmunella levettei is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Polygyridae.- Subspecies :This species includes the following subspecies:* Ashmunella levettei angigyra Pilsbry, 1905...
angigyra Pilsbry, 1905
- Ashmunella levettei
- Ashmunella pasonis (Drake, 1951); Franklin Mountain woodland snailFranklin mountain woodland snailThe Franklin Mountain woodland snail, scientific name Ashmunella pasonis, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Polygyridae....
Further reading
- Pilsbry H. A. (1948). "Inland Mollusks of Northern Mexico. I. The genera HumboldtianaHumboldtianaHumboldtiana is a genus of American air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Humboldtianidae.-Anatomy:Snails in this genus create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior....
, SonorellaSonorellaSonorella is a genus of land snails, a gastropod in the Helminthoglyptidae family.- Species :Species in the genus Sonorella include:* Sonorella allynsmithi* Sonorella christenseni* Sonorella eremita - San Xavier talussnail...
, OreohelixOreohelixOreohelix is a genus of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oreohelicidae.Oreohelix is the type genus for the family Oreohelicidae.- Species :Species within the genus Oreohelix include:...
and Ashmunella". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 100: 185-203.