Vertigo milium (Gould, 1840) Blade Vertigo

Vertigo milium (Gould, 1840) Blade Vertigo

    Live in debris pile at the mouth of a culvert along Harrison Fork Road, Nelson County, Kentucky 2/24/2017. Both specimens measure 1.6 mm.

Vertigo milium (Gould, 1840) Blade Vertigo

   This specimen was hatched in captivity from eggs deposited by an adult collected from wrack along  Harrison Creek, Harrison Fork Road, Nelson County, Kentucky.

Vertigo milium (Gould, 1840) Blade Vertigo Juvenile

    This juvenile specimen was hatched in captivity from eggs deposited by an adult collected from wrack along  Harrison Creek, Harrison Fork Road, Nelson County, Kentucky. The illustrated specimen is 17 days old (plus or minus 3 days).

Vertigo milium (Gould, 1840) eggs

Pictured above are two Vertigo milium eggs which were deposited in captivity by an adult specimen.

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