Synonyms:
Jeffrey Nekola (2009), in his report "Conservation Prioritization of the Ontario and Quebec Land Snail Faunas", states that Vertigo
arthuri has three synonyms as follows:Vertigo arthuri form arthuri, originally recognized by von Martens in 1884
Common Name: Callused Vertigo
An example of a shell from a Vertigo arthuri form arthuri
Image courtesy of Jeffrey Nekola and Matt Kuchta
Vertigo arthuri form hubrichti originally recognized by Pilsbry in 1934
Common Name: Hubricht’s Vertigo
An example of a shell from a Vertigo arthuri form hubrichti
Image courtesy of Jeffrey Nekola and Matt Kuchta
Vertigo arthuri form paradoxa originally recognized by Sterki in 1900
Common Name: Mystery Vertigo
An example of a shell from a Vertigo arthuri form
paradoxa
Image courtesy of Jeffrey Nekola and Matt Kuchta
In Nekola and Coles 2010, Hottop et al 2011, and Nekola et al. 2009 morphological and molecular evidence is presented that Vertigo hubrichti, and Vertigo paradoxa are synonymous with Vertigo arthuri.