Vertigo antivertigo
Vertigo antivertigo | |
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shell of Vertigo antivertigo (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
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Five shells of Vertigo antivertigo, scale in mm | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Vertiginidae |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | Vertigo |
Species: | V. antivertigo
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Binomial name | |
Vertigo antivertigo (Draparnaud, 1801)[2]
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Vertigo antivertigo is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Vertiginidae, the whorl snails.
Distribution[]
This species occurs in countries and islands including:
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Shell description[]
The shell is rimate, oval, ventricose, nearly smooth, glossy, amber-brown or nearly chestnut, slightly transparent, outlines very convex. Whorls are rather convex, the last somewhat compressed below, with an impression over the lower palatal fold, a moderately developed, opaque crest behind the peristome; and a very deep impression between the crest and the point of the outer lip.[5]
Aperture having 6 principal and usually several smaller teeth: parietal lamella rather long; angular and infraparietal short and smaller. Columellar lamella large, ascending inwardly. Upper and lower palatal folds strong, the lower longer. Basal fold stout, in a subcolumellar position. Usually there are small suprapalatal and infrapalatal denticles. Peristome is thin, a little expanded, the outer margin biarcuate, with a median entering angle. Palatal callus is well developed.[5]
The width of the adult shell varies from 1.2 to 1.4 mm, the height from 1.95-2.25 mm.[5]
References[]
This article incorporates public domain text from reference.[5]
- ^ Neubert, E. (2011). "Vertigo antivertigo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T156370A4934184.
- ^ Draparnaud J. P. R. 1801. Tableau des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la France. pp. [1-2], 1-116. Montpellier, Paris. (Renaud; Bossange, Masson & Besson).
- ^ Balashov I. & Gural-Sverlova N. 2012. An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine. Journal of Conchology. 41 (1): 91-109.
- ^ Pokryszko B. M., Auffenberg K., Hlaváč J. Č. & Naggs F. (2009). "Pupilloidea of Pakistan (Gastropoda: Pulmonata): Truncatellininae, Vertigininae, Gastrocoptinae, Pupillinae (In Part)". Annales Zoologici 59(4): 423-458. doi:10.3161/000345409X484847.
- ^ a b c d Pilsbry H. A. & Cooke C. M. 1918-1920. Manual of Conchology. Second series: Pulmonata. Volume 25. Pupillidae (Gastrocoptinae, Vertigininae). Philadelphia. page 163–164.
External links[]
- Vertigo antivergo at Animalbase taxonomy,short description, distribution, biology,status (threats), images
- MNHN, Paris: specimen
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