Patera clenchi
| Patera clenchi | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Polygyridae |
| Genus: | Patera |
| Species: | P. clenchi |
| Binomial name | |
| Patera clenchi (Rehder, 1932) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mesodon clenchi | |
Patera clenchi (syn. Mesodon clenchi)[1] is a species of land snail in the family Polygyridae. It is endemic to Arkansas in the United States.[2] Its common names include Calico Rock oval,[2][3] Clench's middle-toothed land snail, and Mission Creek oregonian.[1]
The snail occurs in leaf litter in rocky cliff and rockslide habitat.[1] It is threatened by habitat disturbance.[1]
The species was named for the American malacologist William J. Clench.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Mollusc Specialist Group. 2000. Mesodon clenchi. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 16 September 2013.
- 1 2 Patera clenchi. NatureServe. 2013.
- ↑ Patera clenchi. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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