Vertiginidae


Vertiginidae, common name the whorl snails, is a family of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.

Distribution

The distribution of the Vertiginidae is in the Northern Hemisphere: North America, Eurasia, North and central Africa. That gives a total of approximately 93-95 species.

Ecology

Snails in this family inhabit habitats ranging from forests to semi-open and open habitats with various different kinds of substrate cover, vegetation and humidity. They feed on microflora - bacteria and fungi - growing on dead and living plants.

Taxonomy

The following three subfamilies were recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi :
Genera in the family Vertiginidae include:
Subfamily Vertigininae
Tribe Vertiginini
Tribe Truncatellinini
Subfamily Gastrocoptinae
Subfamily Nesopupinae
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