Patera clarki

Patera clarki
ssp. nantahala
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Pulmonata
Suborder: Eupulmonata
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Polygyridae
Genus: Patera
Species: 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]

References

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