| Ashmunella harrisi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| 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.
The holotype was collected on April 11, 1975 [1] 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. [1]
Paratypes are deposited at
Known from two canyons on the east side of Goat Mountain in the southeastern part of the San Andres Mountains. [1]
The species is named in honor of Dr. Arthur H. Harris, who first collected the species. [1]
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