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Ashmunella sprouli R. W. Fullington & K. E. Fullington, 1978
1351878 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1351878)
accepted
Species
Fullington, R. W. & Fullington, K. E. (1978). A new species of <i>Ashmunella</i> (Pulmonata: Polygyridae) from the Davis Mountains, Texas. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 92(1): 12-14, figs. 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8273940
page(s): 12, figs. 1-3 [details]
page(s): 12, figs. 1-3 [details]
Type locality contained in Texas
, Note Spring No. 10 on the north wall of Hell's...
type locality contained in Texas (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Spring No. 10 on the north wall of Hell's Canyon just west of junction with Frazier Canyon, Davis Mountains, Jeff Davis County. [details]
Etymology Named for the American naturalist/rancher, Mr. R. E. Sproul.
Etymology Named for the American naturalist/rancher, Mr. R. E. Sproul. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ashmunella sprouli R. W. Fullington & K. E. Fullington, 1978. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1351878 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Fullington, R. W. & Fullington, K. E. (1978). A new species of <i>Ashmunella</i> (Pulmonata: Polygyridae) from the Davis Mountains, Texas. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 92(1): 12-14, figs. 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8273940
page(s): 12, figs. 1-3 [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]
additional source Emberton, K. C. (1995). When shells do not tell: 145 million years of evolution in North America's polygyrid land snails, with a revision and conservation priorities. <em>Malacologia.</em> 37(1): 69-110. Ann Arbor., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13113494
page(s): 88 [details]
page(s): 12, figs. 1-3 [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]
additional source Emberton, K. C. (1995). When shells do not tell: 145 million years of evolution in North America's polygyrid land snails, with a revision and conservation priorities. <em>Malacologia.</em> 37(1): 69-110. Ann Arbor., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13113494
page(s): 88 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
