Leptaxis
Leptaxis is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.[1]
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| Leptaxis groviana (Férussac, 1832) | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Genus: | Leptaxis Lowe, 1852 |
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
- Leptaxis bollei (Albers, 1856)
- Leptaxis caldeirarum
- Leptaxis drouetiana
- Leptaxis erubescens
- Leptaxis furva
- Leptaxis groviana
- Leptaxis membranacea
- Leptaxis minor
- Leptaxis nivosa
- Leptaxis sanctaemariae
- Leptaxis simia
- Leptaxis terceirana
- Leptaxis undata
- Leptaxis vetusa
- Leptaxis wollastoni
References
- Leptaxis R. T. Lowe, 1852. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 January 2019.
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