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Vertigo modesta (Say, 1824)
Cross Vertigo
Family: Vertiginidae
Species account author: Robert Forsyth.

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© Robert Forsyth     (Photo ID #16397)

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Distribution of Vertigo modesta in British Columbia in British Columbia

Species Information

Shell minute, subcylindrical-ovate, brown, grey-brown or red-brown; irregularly striate; aperture with 4-5 denticles; crest low to moderately developed; outer lip only slightly straightened.

Habitat


Forests; alpine

Distribution


W and N North America, N Asia, Europe

Status Information

Origin StatusProvincial StatusBC List
(Red Blue List)
COSEWIC
NativeS5YellowNot Listed



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Synonyms and Alternate Names

Isthmia corpulenta Morse, 1865
Pupa decora Gould, 1847

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