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]
| Patera clarki | |
|---|---|
 | |
| ssp. nantahala | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Polygyridae |
| Genus: | Patera |
| Species: | P. clarki |
| Binomial name | |
| Patera clarki (I. Lea, 1858) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mesodon clarki | |
Subspecies
editThere are two subspecies:[2]
- Patera clarki clarki (I.Lea, 1858) – dwarf proud globe
- Patera clarki nantahala (Clench & Banks, 1932) – noonday globe
References
edit- 1 2 NatureServe. "Patera clarki". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ Patera clarki. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).