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  - Phylum - Mollusks - Mollusca
    - Class - Snails / Slugs - Gastropoda
      - Order - Terrestrial Snails / Slugs - Stylommatophora
        
        Family - Mountain Snails - Oreohelicidae
        
        Species - Missoula Mountainsnail - Oreohelix sp. 10

Missoula Mountainsnail - Oreohelix sp. 10

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Special Status Species
Native Species

Global Rank: G1G3Q
State Rank: S1S3

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General Description

The shell of the Missoula Mountainsnail is rather thin with 5-5.5 close set whorls and often appears reddish-brown. There are two narrow white bands near the shell's edges (Frest and Johannes, 1995). For a more complete morphological description see Frest and Johannes (1995).

Range Comments

The original range is described by Frest and Johannes (1995) as being Missoula and Granite counties, specifically including Mt. Jumbo and Mt. Sentinel. The extent of the current range is somewhat uncertain. Some sites within the original range are "no longer collectable," but it is felt that the species probably survives at other sites in the original range area.

Migration

Sedentary.

Threats or Limiting Factors

Threats include road building and maintenance, logging, grazing, urban expansion in the Missoula area and elsewhere in Granite and Missoula cos. (Frest and Johannes 1995).

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Citation for data on this website:
Missoula Mountainsnail — Oreohelix sp. 10. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on April 25, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=IMGASB5600