Family Vertiginidae
Vertiginidae is a family in the order Pulmonata. Browse 3 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.
Species in Vertiginidae (3)
Columella aspera
Columella aspera
This tiny snail is only 2mm high and 1.3mm across. It is very similar to C. edentula but relatively more squat and tapering. The brown shell is more or less opaque with faint, irregular growth ridges giving it a rough surface. The mouth is nearly rou
Toothless Chrysalis Snail
Columella edentula
A very small, cylindrical, yellow-brown to brown shell: 2.5-3mm. The aperture lacks teeth and the shell has faint, irregular growth lines. Similar to C. aspera which has a shell which is slightly broader and shorter and with more pronounced shell scu
Common Whorl Snail
Vertigo pygmaea
This is a very small species the shell being about 2 mm in length. It is mid brown in colour with 4 to 7 fairly prominent teeth. The shell surface is dull to slightly glossy and often quite silky in appearance. Typically there is a bulge in the shell