Patera clenchi

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Patera clenchi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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. 1 2 Patera clenchi. NatureServe. 2013.
  3. Patera clenchi. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).