Mesodon
Genus of gastropods
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Mesodon is a genus of land snails in the family Polygyridae.
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| Three views of a shell of Mesodon thyroidus from W. G. Binney, 1878[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Polygyridae |
| Genus: | Mesodon Rafinesque, 1821 |
Species
Species within the genus Mesodon include:[2]
- 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)