Sonorella Explained
Sonorella is a genus of land snails in the subfamily Helminthoglyptinae. They are known commonly as talussnails[1] or talus snails because most live in talus and similar habitat. They are distributed across the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico. There are about 80 species.[2]
Species
Species include:[3]
- Sonorella allynsmithi - Phoenix talussnail
- Sonorella ambigua - Papago talussnail
- Sonorella anchana - Sierra Ancha talussnail, wreathed cactussnail
- Sonorella animasensis - Animas talussnail, bicolored cactussnail
- Sonorella apache - Apache talussnail
- Sonorella ashmuni - Richinbar talussnail
- Sonorella baboquivariensis - Baboquivari talussnail
- Sonorella bagnarai - Rincon talussnail
- Sonorella bartschi - Escabrosa talussnail
- Sonorella bequaerti - Happy Valley talussnail
- Sonorella bicipitis - Dos Cabezas talussnail
- Sonorella binneyi - Horseshoe Canyon talussnail
- Sonorella bowiensis - Quartzite Hill talussnail
- Sonorella bradshaveana - Bradshaw talussnail
- Sonorella caerulifluminis - blue talussnail
- Sonorella christenseni - Clark Peak talussnail
- Sonorella clappi - Madera talussnail
- Sonorella coloradoensis - Grand Canyon talussnail
- Sonorella coltoniana - Walnut Canyon talussnail
- Sonorella compar - Oak Creek talussnail
- Sonorella dalli - Garden Canyon talussnail
- Sonorella danielsi - Bear Canyon talussnail
- Sonorella delicata - Tollhouse Canyon talussnail
- Sonorella dragoonensis - Stronghold Canyon talussnail
- Sonorella eremita - San Xavier talussnail
- Sonorella ferrissi - Dragoon talussnail
- Sonorella franciscana - St. Francis talussnail
- Sonorella galiurensis - Galiuro talussnail
- Sonorella grahamensis - Pinaleno talussnail
- Sonorella granulatissima - Ramsey Canyon talussnail
- Sonorella hachitana - New Mexico talussnail (the type species)
- Sonorella huachucana - Huachuca talussnail
- Sonorella imitator - mimic talussnail
- Sonorella imperatrix - Total Wreck talussnail
- Sonorella imperialis - Empire Mountain talussnail
- Sonorella insignis - Whetstone talussnail
- Sonorella macrophallus - Wet Canyon talussnail
- Sonorella magdalenensis - Sonoran talussnail
- Sonorella meadi - Agua Dulce talussnail
- Sonorella metcalfi - Franklin Mountain talussnail
- Sonorella micra - pygmy talussnail
- Sonorella micromphala - Milk Ranch talussnail
- Sonorella milleri - Table Top talussnail
- Sonorella mustang - Mustang talussnail
- Sonorella neglecta - Portal talussnail
- Sonorella odorata - pungent talussnail
- Sonorella optata - Big Emigrant talussnail
- Sonorella orientis - Organ Mountain talussnail
- Sonorella papagorum - Black Mountain talussnail
- Sonorella parva - little talussnail
- Sonorella reederi - rampart talussnail
- Sonorella rinconensis - Posta Quemada talussnail
- Sonorella rooseveltiana - Roosevelt talussnail
- Sonorella russelli - Black Mesa talussnail
- Sonorella sabinoensis - Santa Catalina talussnail
- Sonorella santaritana - Agua Caliente talussnail
- Sonorella simmonsi - Picacho talussnail
- Sonorella sitiens - Las Guijas talussnail
- Sonorella superstitionis - Superstition Mountain talussnail
- Sonorella todseni - Doña Ana talussnail
- Sonorella tortillita - Tortolita talussnail
- Sonorella tryoniana - Sanford talussnail
- Sonorella vespertina - evening talussnail
- Sonorella virilis - Chiricahua talussnail
- Sonorella walkeri - Santa Rita talussnail
- Sonorella waltoni - Doubtful Canyon talussnail
- Sonorella xanthenes - Kitt Peak talussnail
Further reading
- Pilsbry H. A. (1948). "Inland Mollusks of Northern Mexico. I. The genera Humboldtiana, Sonorella, Oreohelix and Ashmunella". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 100: 185–203.
Notes and References
- http://www.pima.gov/cmo/sdcp/species/fsheets/vuln/ts.html Talussnail.
- http://cumuseum.colorado.edu/exhibits/objects/talus-snails Object of the Month, November 2010: Talus Snails.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=77832 Sonorella.
