Vertigo arthuri
| Vertigo arthuri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superorder: | Eupulmonata |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Vertiginidae |
| Genus: | Vertigo |
| Species: | V. arthuri
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| Binomial name | |
| Vertigo arthuri von Martens, 1882
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Vertigo arthuri is a species of land snail in the family Vertiginidae, the whorl snails. It is known by the common name callused vertigo. It is native to North America.[1]
A 2009 phylogenetic analysis of genus Vertigo revealed that many of its species should be included in the circumscription of V. arthuri.[2] This greatly expanded the range of V. arthuri, which is now considered to have a disjunct distribution spanning from Alaska to Newfoundland to New Mexico.[1] V. arthuri now includes many snails that were formerly considered to be rare local endemics of the American Midwest.[2] It now has one of the largest ranges of any land snail in the Western Hemisphere.[1]
In many areas, this snail lives in various types of forest habitat. It consumes leaf litter and organic layers on rock surfaces.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e NatureServe. 2014. Vertigo arthuri. NatureServe Explorer Version 7.1. Accessed 6 September 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Nekola, J. C., et al. (2009). Evolutionary pattern and process within the Vertigo gouldii (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Pupillidae) group of minute North American land snails. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 53 1010-24.
External links[]
- Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Vertigo arthuri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
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