Patera clarki explained

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]

• Patera clarki clarki (I.Lea, 1858)  - dwarf proud globe
• Patera clarki nantahala (Clench & Banks, 1932)  - noonday globe

Notes and References

1. http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Patera+clarki Patera clarki.
2. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=568061 Patera clarki.