The species is named after Horseblock Mountain, also known as Talladega Mountain, in Talladega County, Alabama.[2]
Physical appearance
The Talladega slitmouth possesses an imperforate, globose, convex, reddish-brown shell covered with fine, short hairs typical among members of the Stenotrema genus. There are 5 whorls, and it is equally rounded on both the top and bottom. The aperture is pale, transverse, and very narrow, with its margin extending outwards from the shell. There is a defined parietal tooth that projects beyond the aperture lip.[2]
The Talladega slitmouth is most visually similar to Stenotrema altispira, the highland slitmouth.[2]
This species is most commonly found around rocky outcrops and talus, on or under rocks or leaf litter.[4] They are commonly found in mountainous areas with high elevation (around 2,000 ft or 609 meters).[2] Herbert H. Smith claimed the species is difficult to find, commenting that surveyors would turn over "perhaps fifty" large rocks to find only one shell.[2]
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