Mesodon

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Mesodon
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Three views of a shell of Mesodon thyroidus from W. G. Binney, 1878 [1]
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clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
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Mesodon

Rafinesque, 1821

Mesodon is a genus of land snails in the family Polygyridae.

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Species

Species within the genus Mesodon include: [2]

Mesodon snail in North Carolina, USA Mesodon.jpg
Mesodon snail in North Carolina, USA

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References

  1. Binney, William G. (1878). The Terrestrial Air-Breathing Mollusks of the United States and Adjacent Territories of North America. Vol. 5 (plates). Bull. Mus. Comparative Zool., Harvard. Plate 11.
  2. ITIS. Mesodon, accessed 1 November 2008.