Fumonelix archeri

Fumonelix archeri (syn. Mesodon archeri)[1] is a species of land snail in the family Polygyridae known commonly as Archer's toothed land snail[1] and Ocoee covert.[2] It is endemic to Tennessee in the United States,[3] where it is known only from Goforth Creek in Polk County.[4]

Fumonelix archeri
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:
Fumonelix
Species:
F. archeri
Binomial name
Fumonelix archeri
Pilsbry, 1940
Synonyms

Mesodon archeri

References
  1. Mollusc Specialist Group. 1996. Mesodon archeri. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 16 September 2013.
  2. Fumonelix archeri. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  3. Archer's toothed land snail (Fumonelix archeri). Species Profile. US Fish and Wildlife Service.
  4. Fumonelix archeri. NatureServe. 2013.


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