Vertigo moulinsiana (Dupuy, 1849)
(Desmoulin’s Whorl Snail)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVertigo moulinsiana (Desmoulin’s Whorl Snail)
GenusVertigo (whorl snails)
FamilyVERTIGINIDAE (whorl and chrysalis snails)
OrderPULMONATA (slugs and snails)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Vertigo moulinsiana (Desmoulin’s Whorl Snail) :
1: Vertigo moulinsiana (Desmoulin’s Whorl Snail)
11 Jul 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
among lodged Glyceria maxima standing in shallow water
Image 1: Animal extendedImage 2: Mouth - close-upImage 3: Shell - lateral - front viewImage 4: Shell - lateral - side viewImage 5: Shell - lateral - side view (2)

Vertigo moulinsiana (Desmoulin’s Whorl Snail) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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