Patera clenchi

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Patera clenchi
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Polygyridae
Genus: Patera
Species:
P. clenchi
Binomial name
Patera clenchi
(Rehder, 1932)
Synonyms

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Mollusc Specialist Group (2000). "Mesodon clenchi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T13227A3422513. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T13227A3422513.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Patera clenchi. NatureServe. 2013.
  3. Patera clenchi. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).