Species: Oreohelix sp. 29
Hells Canyon Mountainsnail
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Stylommatophora
Family
Oreohelicidae
Genus
Oreohelix
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Mollusks - Terrestrial Snails
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Mollusca - Gastropoda - Stylommatophora - Oreohelicidae - Oreohelix - Along the middle and northern parts of Hells Canyon, the Snake River Canyon to a point a few miles W. of Clarkston, WA; and along the lower few miles of the Grande Ronde River (Frest and Johannes, 1995).
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Medium (to 20 mm) terrestrial snail
Habitat Type Description
Terrestrial
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G2
Global Status Last Reviewed
2003-05-01
Global Status Last Changed
2003-05-01
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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