Leptaxis nivosa | |
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Leptaxis (Katostoma) nivosa shells | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Hygromiidae |
Genus: | Leptaxis |
Species: | L. nivosa
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Binomial name | |
Leptaxis nivosa |
Leptaxis nivosa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helicidae, the typical snails. It is endemic to Madeira. [2]
These snails create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior. [3]