Latin Name & Author (person who described the species)

Oreohelix strigosa
(Gould, 1846)

Common name:

Rocky Mountain Snail

Synonymous Names:

Helix cooperi W. G. Binney, 1858;
Oreohelix strigosa canadica Berry, 1922.

Classification:

Kingdom Animalia -- Animal, animals, animaux
Phylum Mollusca -- molluscs, mollusks, mollusques, molusco
Class Gastropoda Cuvier, 1797 -- caracol, caramujo, escargots, gastéropodes, gastropods, lesma, limaces, slugs, snails
Order Stylommatophora (terrestrial snails and slugs)
Family Oreohelicidae
Genus Oreohelix Pilsbry, 1904
Species Oreohelix strigosa (Gould, 1846)

Species Origin:

Canada: South eastern British Columbia and south western Alberta

USA: Idaho, Montana, eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, Wyoming, South Dakota, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico

Oreo's Origin:

Canada: South eastern British Columbia on Pedley Mountain at 5,200 foot elevation. Found in a rock slide.

Distribution Today:

As above

Biology:

Economic Importance:

None

Legalities:

Web Sites Used
for this information

• Living Landscapes

• August 2004
• September 2004
• October 2004
• December 2004
• 2005
• April- 2005