Clench's middle-toothed land snail

Mesodon clenchi
Three views of a shell of Mesodon clenchi
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:	Helicoidea
Family:	Polygyridae
Genus:	Mesodon
Species:	M. clenchi
Binomial name
Mesodon clenchi (Rehder, 1932)

Clench's middle-toothed land snail, also known as the Mission Creek Oregonian, scientific name Mesodon clenchi, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Polygyridae. It was named in honor of the American malacologist, William J. Clench.

Distribution and habitat

This species is endemic to the state of Arkansas, United States. Its natural habitat is rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

• Mollusc Specialist Group 2000. Mesodon clenchi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.

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