Leptaxis groviana

Leptaxis groviana

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Hygromiidae

Leptaxis is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the typical snails. Species within this genus of snails create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior. Species Species within the genus Leptaxis include: Leptaxis azorica Albers, 1852 Leptaxis bollei (Albers, 1856) Leptaxis caldeirarum (Morelet & Drouët, 1857) (uncertain status) † Leptaxis chrysomela (L.

Distribution

Leptaxis groviana — (c) Vítor Jorge, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Portugal · 8

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Vítor Jorge, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionLeptaxis, Wikipedia contributors

Leptaxis groviana

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