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Species of gastropod

Vertigo extima
Range map of Vertigo extima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Vertiginidae
Subfamily: Vertigininae
Genus: Vertigo
Species: V. extima
Binomial name
Vertigo extima
(Westerlund, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Pupa (Vertigo) arctica var. extima Westerlund, 1877
  • Pupa arctica var. extima Westerlund, 1876 (original combination)
  • Vertigo (Boreovertigo) extima (Westerlund, 1876) alternate representation
  • Vertigo (Glacivertigo) extima (Westerlund, 1876)

Vertigo extima is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Vertiginidae, the whorl snails.

Description

The length of the shell attains 3 mm, its diameter 1¾ mm (millimeters). This species mode of locomotion is mucus meditated gliding.

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Distribution

Distribution

Vertigo extima is usually found in northern Scandinavia, northern Siberia, Northern Labrador, central quebec and in western Alaska. Its distribution covers an area from 5000 to 20,000 square kilometers (about 2000 to 8000 square miles).

References

  1. Westerlund C. A. 1877. Sibiriens land- och sötvatten-mollusker. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar (Ny Följd) 14 (12): 1-111, Taf. . Stockholm.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Vertigo extima (Westerlund, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050660 on 2023-02-08
  3. "Vertigo extima (Westerlund 1877) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  4. "Species summary for Vertigo extima". AnimalBase, last modified 26 October 2013, accessed 18 October 2015.
  5. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017
  • Sysoev, A. V. & Schileyko, A. A. (2009). Land snails and slugs of Russia and adjacent countries. Sofia/Moskva (Pensoft). 312 pp., 142 plates

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Taxon identifiers
Vertigo extima


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