MolluscaBase taxon details
Sonorella metcalfi W. B. Miller, 1976
1351742 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1351742)
accepted
Species
Miller, W. B. (1976). New species of <i>Sonorella</i> (Pulmonata: Helminthoglyptidae) from New Mexico and Texas. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 90(2): 70-73, figs. 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276434
page(s): 70, figs. 1, 4 middle row [details]
page(s): 70, figs. 1, 4 middle row [details]
Type locality contained in Texas
, Note North Franklin Mountains, El Paso County, in a...
type locality contained in Texas (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality North Franklin Mountains, El Paso County, in a northwest arm of Fusselman Canyon, above spring, ca. 5,300 feet elevationTy [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Artie Lou Metcalf (1929-2016).
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Artie Lou Metcalf (1929-2016). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Sonorella metcalfi W. B. Miller, 1976. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1351742 on 2025-09-12
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original description
Miller, W. B. (1976). New species of <i>Sonorella</i> (Pulmonata: Helminthoglyptidae) from New Mexico and Texas. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 90(2): 70-73, figs. 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276434
page(s): 70, figs. 1, 4 middle row [details]
basis of record InvertEBase. (2018). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase (InvertEBase.org) project. [details]
page(s): 70, figs. 1, 4 middle row [details]
basis of record InvertEBase. (2018). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase (InvertEBase.org) project. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
