Santa-Maria Leptaxis

Leptaxis sanctaemariae

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

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Portugal · 3

Sources and credits

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Santa-Maria Leptaxis

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