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Taxonomy
Family:
VERTIGINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Pupilloidei (Infraorder)
> Pupilloidea (Superfamily)
> Vertiginidae (Family)
> Vertigo (Genus)
> ovata (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Pupa hexodon C.B. Adams, 1849
=Pupa ovata f. antiquorum Cockerell, 1891
=Vertigo (Alaea) ovata Say, 1822
=Vertigo ovata diaboli Pilsbry, 1919
=Vertigo ovata mariposa Pilsbry, 1919
=Zonites upsoni Calkins, 1880
=Vertigo pygmaea of authors
Images: Vertigo ovata Say, 1822
Abbey Caves area, Whangarei, Northland, NZ. 1.8mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
VERTIGINIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Pupilloidei (Infraorder)
> Pupilloidea (Superfamily)
> Vertiginidae (Family)
> Vertigo (Genus)
> ovata (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Pupa hexodon C.B. Adams, 1849
=Pupa ovata f. antiquorum Cockerell, 1891
=Vertigo (Alaea) ovata Say, 1822
=Vertigo ovata diaboli Pilsbry, 1919
=Vertigo ovata mariposa Pilsbry, 1919
=Zonites upsoni Calkins, 1880
=Vertigo pygmaea of authors
Details: Vertigo ovata Say, 1822
Size/Grows to:
Height 2.7mm, Width 1.7mm
Distribution:
North Island
Notes:
Land, Non-indigenous, Native to North America, from Alaska and northern Canada southwards over most of the U.S.A. to Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, and California. The only known naturalised occurrence outside of North America is New Zealand
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References and Publications
  • Barker, G.M. 1999 Naturalised Terrestrial Stylommatophora (Mollusca: Gastropoda), Fauna of New Zealand, Manaaki Whenua Press (p.105)
  • Gardner, N.W. Dec/1977 Vertigo pygmaea Deshayes, Poirieria, 9(3) (p.58)
  • Willan, R.C. Sep/1977 The Chrysalis Snail (Lauria cylindracea) in New Zealand, Poirieria, 9(2) (p.28)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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