Kingdom Animalia Family Polygyridae Phylum Mollusca Rank Genus | Superfamily Helicoidea Scientific name Patera Higher classification Polygyridae | |
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Lower classifications Patera clarki, Patera perigraptus | ||
Patera is a genus of land snails in the family Polygyridae.
The name is from the Latin patera ("a saucer"), and refers to the highly depressed, saucer-like shape of the shells of these snails. In addition to flattened shells, members of the group have an imperforate umbilicus and a single tooth on the parietal wall of the aperture.
These snails are known only from the eastern United States.
Species
Species include:
References
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