Mesodon Explained

Mesodon is a genus of land snails in the family Polygyridae.

Species

Species within the genus Mesodon include:^[1]

• Mesodon altivagus (Pilsbry, 1900)  - wandering globe
• Mesodon andrewsae Binney, 1879  - balsam globe
• Mesodon clausus (Say, 1821)  - yellow globelet
• Mesodon elevatus (Say, 1821)  - proud globe
• Mesodon mitchellianus (I. Lea, 1839)  - sealed globelet
• Mesodon normalis (Pilsbry, 1900)  - grand globe
• Mesodon sanus (Clench & Archer, 1933)  - squat globelet
• Mesodon thyroidus (Say, 1816)  - white-lip globe
• Mesodon trossulus Hubricht, 1966  - dandy globelet
• Mesodon zaletus (Binney, 1837)  - toothed globe

Formerly placed here

• Fumonelix archeri  - Archer's toothed land snail (as Mesodon archeri)
• Fumonelix jonesiana  - Jones' middle-toothed land snail (as Mesodon jonesianus)
• Patera clenchi  - Clench's middle-toothed land snail, Mission Creek Oregonian (as Mesodon clenchi)

Notes and References

1. ITIS. Mesodon, accessed 1 November 2008.