Common Whorl Snail - Vertigo pygmaea
Alternative names
Crested Vertigo
Description
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 behind the mouth lip.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Found in damp pastures and at the margins of wetlands at low altitude.
When to see it
All year round.
UK Status
Widespread and fairly frequent over much of Britain.
VC55 Status
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
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