Mesodon thyroidus (Say, 1817) White-lip Globe Up A Tree

    On tree about four feet above ground on the south side of Joe Johns Road near the flood plain of Little Black Creek, County Road 220 0.2 miles NW of Knight Boxx Road, Clay County, Florida, 9/6/2021. The species routinely climbs trees. During the 9/6/2021 trip a total of 16 live Mesodon were found - all of which were on palmetto fronds/trees as much as about 15 feet above ground. An additional 24 empty adult Mesodon shells were also found.