Vertigo arthuri

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]

Vertigo arthuri

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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
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Subfamily:
Vertigininae
Tribe:
Vertiginini
Genus:
Subgenus:
Vertigo
Species:
V. arthuri
Binomial name
Vertigo arthuri

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

  1. NatureServe. 2014. Vertigo arthuri. NatureServe Explorer Version 7.1. Accessed 6 September 2014.
  2. 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.
  • Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Vertigo arthuri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 6 September 2014.


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