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Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Mollusca
    Class: Gastropoda
      Order: Stylommatophora
        Family: Pupillidae
          Genus: Vertigo
            Species: ovata

Ovate Vertigo - Vertigo ovata

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Ovate Vertigo Snail (Vertigo ovata) is a tiny (shell height 2.2-2.3 mm) terrestrial snail that is distributed throughout much of northern and eastern North America. In New Mexico the only known population occurs in Blue Spring in Eddy County. They inhabit marshy and spring-brook areas at low elevation, often under vegetative cover on damp soil. They eat vegetation and other organic matter.

Status

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S1

State Status: T

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SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 5

Number of Mapped Locations: 6

Number of Observations: 10

Observation date range: 01-01-1967 to 08-23-2000

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