''Patera'' is a genus of

land snail A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as ...

s 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:''Patera''.
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Patera appressa In the material culture of classical antiquity, a ''phiale'' ( ) or ''patera'' () is a shallow ceramic or metal libation bowl. It often has a bulbous indentation (''omphalos'', "bellybutton") in the center underside to facilitate holding it, ...

'' – flat bladetooth *'' Patera binneyana'' – half-lidded oval *'' Patera clarki'' – dwarf proud globe ** ''Patera clarki clarki'' ** ''

Patera clarki nantahala ''Patera clarki nantahala'', the noonday globe, is a subspecies of '' Patera clarki'', a land snail in the family Polygyridae. It is endemic to North Carolina in the United States. The name ''nantahala'' is a Cherokee word which means noond ...

'' – noonday globe *''

Patera clenchi ''Patera clenchi'' (syn. ''Mesodon clenchi'') is a species of land snail in the family Polygyridae. It is endemic to Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north ...

'' – Calico Rock oval, Clench's middle-toothed land snail *'' Patera indianorum'' – lidded oval *'' Patera kiowaensis'' – drywoods oval *'' Patera laevior'' – smooth bladetooth *'' Patera leatherwoodi'' – Pedernales oval *''

Patera panselenus In the material culture of classical antiquity, a ''phiale'' ( ) or ''patera'' () is a shallow ceramic or metal libation bowl. It often has a bulbous indentation (''omphalos'', "bellybutton") in the center underside to facilitate holding it, ...

'' – Virginia bladetooth *'' Patera pennsylvanica'' – proud globelet *''

Patera perigrapta ''Patera perigrapta'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Polygyridae. References

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'' – engraved bladetooth *'' Patera roemeri'' – Texas oval *'' Patera sargentiana'' – grand bladetooth

References

Polygyridae Fauna of the Eastern United States {{Polygyridae-stub