Classification

 

Species name: Vertigo milium

The genus name, Vertigo, means whirling (Kewin).

Common name: Blade Vertigo

                        Kingdom - Animalia

They are found in the Kingdom Animalia because of the following characteristics: eukaryotic, multicellular organisms, heterotrophic, and motile (Animal Diversity Web).

                        Phylum - Mollusca

They are found in the Phylum Mollusca because of the following characteristics: bilateral symmetry, tissues and organs, complete digestive system, and an open circulatory system (Ramel).

                        Class - Gastropoda

                        Order - Stylommatophora

                        Family - Vertiginidae

The Family Vertiginidae is classified because their shells look as if they are "whorling." (Mollbase)

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