Classification
The Vertigo perryi is also known as the Olive
Vertigo and is named such due to it's olive color.
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Stylommatophora
Pupillidae
Vertigo
Vertigo perryi
Reason for classification:
Animalia - it is a multicellular, eukaryotic
animal.
Mollusca - it has a mantle with a cavity for
breathing and excretion
Gastropoda - it is a very soft creature that
lives in a coiled shell
Stylommatophora - it has a long pedal gland placed
beneath a membrane and two pairs of retractile tentacles
Pupillidae - it is a family of small air-breathing
land snails
Vertigo - The shell is deeply rimate
and ovate. The apex is acuminate and obtuse. The shell has 5-6
whorls. The last whorl is rounded. The aperture is semioval with
4 to 7 folds. The peristome is scarcely expanded and
white-lipped. (Baker 1902)
Meaning behind Latin word:
Animalia - The word "animal" comes from
the Latin word animalis, meaning "having breath". (Creswell
2010)
Mollusca - The words mollusc and mollusk are
both derived from the French mollusque, which originated from
the Latin molluscus, from mollis, soft. (Little 1964)
Gastropoda - The word gastropod comes from the
Ancient Greek words γαστήρ (gastr-) "stomach", and πούς (pod-)
"foot", hence stomach-foot. This name is based on the fact that
snails and slugs appear to crawl on their stomachs. (Cuvier
1795)