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Genus of gastropods
Leptaxis
Leptaxis groviana (Férussac, 1832)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Heterobranchia
Order:
Stylommatophora
Infraorder:
Helicoidei
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Hygromiidae
Genus:
Leptaxis
Lowe , 1852
Synonyms
[1]
Helix (Cryptaxis) R. T. Lowe, 1855
Helix (Katostoma) R. T. Lowe, 1855 (basionym)
Helix (Leptaxis) R. T. Lowe, 1852
Leptaxis (Cryptaxis) R. T. Lowe, 1855· accepted, alternate representation
Leptaxis (Helixena) Backhuys, 1975 · accepted, alternate representation
Leptaxis (Katostoma) R. T. Lowe, 1855 · accepted, alternate representation
Leptaxis (Leptaxis) R. T. Lowe, 1852 · accepted, alternate representation
Leptaxis is a
genus of air-breathing
land snails ,
terrestrial
pulmonate
gastropod
mollusks in the family
Hygromiidae , the typical snails.
[1]
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. Pfeiffer, 1846)
Leptaxis drouetiana (Morelet, 1860)
Leptaxis erubescens Lowe, 1831
†
Leptaxis fluctuosa (R. T. Lowe, 1852)
Leptaxis furva (R. T. Lowe, 1831)
Leptaxis groviana (A. Férussac, 1832)
†
Leptaxis isambertoi Teixeira & Groh, 2019
Leptaxis membranacea (R. T. Lowe, 1852)
Leptaxis minor Backhuys, 1975 (uncertain status)
Leptaxis nivosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1824)
†
Leptaxis orzolae Gittenberger & Ripken, 1985
†
Leptaxis psammophora (R. T. Lowe, 1852)
Leptaxis sanctaemariae (Morelet & Drouët, 1857)
Leptaxis simia (A. Férussac, 1832)
Leptaxis terceirana (Morelet, 1860) (uncertain status)
Leptaxis undata (Lowe, 1831)
Leptaxis vetusa (Morelet & Drouët, 1857)
Leptaxis wollastoni (R. T. Lowe, 1852)
References
External links
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