Patera clarki

Patera clarki
ssp. nantahala

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Polygyridae
Genus: Patera
Species:
P. clarki
Binomial name
Patera clarki
(I. Lea, 1858)
Synonyms

Mesodon clarki

Patera clarki, the dwarf proud globe, is a species of land snail in the family Polygyridae. It is native to the southeastern United States, where it occurs in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The subspecies nantahala is a federally listed threatened taxon endemic to Swain County, North Carolina.[1]

Subspecies

There are two subspecies:[2]

References

  1. ^ Patera clarki. NatureServe. 2013.
  2. ^ Patera clarki. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).


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