Oreohelix
| Oreohelix | |
|---|---|
| Three views of an 18 mm shell of Oreohelix subrudis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Oreohelicidae |
| Genus: | Oreohelix Pilsbry, 1904 |
Oreohelix is a genus of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oreohelicidae.
Oreohelix is the type genus for the family Oreohelicidae.
There are about 79 species in this genus. They are native to the western United States, especially the Rocky Mountains, Great Basin, and Southwest.