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Polygyra (Mesodon) jonesiana Archer, 1938

To ANSP Malacology Collection (holotype of Polygyra jonesiana. Archer, 1938. Nautilus 51 (4): 135-137, pl. 9, fig. 9 - catalog no. 169583)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (holotype of Polygyra jonesiana. Archer, 1938. Nautilus 51 (4): 135-137, pl. 9, fig. 9 - catalog no. 169583)

1365537  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1365537)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Tectipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Eupulmonata (Superorder)
  9. Stylommatophora (Order)
  10. Helicina (Suborder)
  11. Helicoidei (Infraorder)
  12. Helicoidea (Superfamily)
  13. Polygyridae (Family)
  14. Polygyrinae (Subfamily)
  15. Polygyra (Genus)
  16. Polygyra (Mesodon) (Subgenus)
  17. Polygyra (Mesodon) jonesiana (Species)
 unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Archer, A. F. (1938). A new species of <i>Polygyra</i> from the Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 51(4): 135-137, pl. 10, fig. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9203365 [details] 
Type locality contained in USA  
type locality contained in USA (origin: native) [details]
, Note "4800 feet elevation, near New Found Gap,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality "4800 feet elevation, near New Found Gap, Swain County, North Carolina, 2 1/2 miles south of Mount LeConte." [details]
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist, Alabama State Geologist and Director of the Alabama Museum of Natural History, Dr....  
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist, Alabama State Geologist and Director of the Alabama Museum of Natural History, Dr. Walter Bryan Jones (1895-1977). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Polygyra (Mesodon) jonesiana Archer, 1938. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1365537 on 2025-09-10
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2019-08-08 07:44:16Z
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Bieler, Rüdiger
2022-09-11 17:16:38Z
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Auffenberg, Kurt

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original description Archer, A. F. (1938). A new species of <i>Polygyra</i> from the Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 51(4): 135-137, pl. 10, fig. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9203365 [details] 

basis of record InvertEBase. (2018). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase (InvertEBase.org) project. [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist, Alabama State Geologist and Director of the Alabama Museum of Natural History, Dr. Walter Bryan Jones (1895-1977). [details]

Type locality "4800 feet elevation, near New Found Gap, Swain County, North Carolina, 2 1/2 miles south of Mount LeConte." [details]
To ANSP Malacology Collection (holotype of Polygyra jonesiana. Archer, 1938. Nautilus 51 (4): 135-137, pl. 9, fig. 9 - catalog no. 169583) 
From editor or global species database
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