Biology:Patera clarki

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Patera clarki
Patera clarki nantahala.jpg
ssp. nantahala

Vulnerable (NatureServe)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
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]

  • Patera clarki clarki (I.Lea, 1858) – dwarf proud globe
  • Patera clarki nantahala (Clench & Banks, 1932) – noonday globe

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q3072977 entry