Biology:Patera clarki
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Patera clarki | |
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| ssp. nantahala | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Polygyridae |
| Genus: | Patera |
| Species: | P. clarki
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| Binomial name | |
| Patera clarki (I. Lea, 1858)
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| Synonyms | |
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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
- ↑ Patera clarki. NatureServe. 2013.
- ↑ Patera clarki. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Wikidata ☰ Q3072977 entry
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