Leptaxis nivosa

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Leptaxis
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Leptaxis (Katostoma) nivosa shells
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Helicidae
Genus:
Leptaxis
Species:
L. nivosa
Binomial name
Leptaxis nivosa
Lowe, 1831[1]

Leptaxis nivosa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails. It is endemic to Madeira.[2]

Anatomy[]

These snails create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

References[]

  1. ^ "AnimalBase - Leptaxis erubescens". AnimalBase. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  2. ^ "Leptaxis nivosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1824)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  • Taxonomy at: [1]
  • Images at: [2]


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