Phylogeny and Conservation of the Utah Land Snail Oreohelix peripherica (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Camaenidae)

Authors

Ashley Nelson, Brigham Young University
Dr. Keith A. Crandall, Brigham Young University

Keywords

phylogeny, conservation, land snail, Oreohelix peripherica, Utah

College

Life Sciences

Department

Biology

Abstract

The land snail Oreohelix consists of 35 species that are distributed throughout the western United States, southwest Canada and northern Mexico. The majority of these species are endemic to the Great Basin and the Rocky Mountains (Bequaert et al., 1973). Pilsbry (1939) made the last taxonomic revision of the Oreohelix snail in Utah. He described seven species: Oreohelix eurekensis, O. haydeni, O. parawanensis, O. peripherica, O. strigosa, O. subrudis, and O. Yavapai. Traditionally, three subspecies have been ascribed to O. peripherica: O. p. wasatchensis, O. p. newcombi and O. p. weberina, which are distributed in Logan and Ogden Ranger Districts of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest.

Recommended Citation

Nelson, Ashley and Crandall, Dr. Keith A. (2014) "Phylogeny and Conservation of the Utah Land Snail Oreohelix peripherica (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Camaenidae)," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 744.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/744