Vertigo milium (Gould, 1840) Blade Vertigo Juvenile |
The juvenile specimen pictured below was hatched in captivity on June 10, 2014 (plus or minus two days) and thus is 17 days old (plus or minus 2 days). Upon hatching, the juvenile had a whorl count of 1.5; by June 19 it had a whorl count of 2.75; by June 21 a whorl count of 3.0; and by June 23 a whorl count of 3.25. |
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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. |