| Patera clenchi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| 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.