Leptaxis nivosa

Leptaxis nivosa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.

Leptaxis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Helicidae
Genus:
Leptaxis
Species:
L. nivosa
Binomial name
Leptaxis nivosa
Lowe, 1831[1]

Anatomy

These snails create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

References
  1. "AnimalBase - Leptaxis erubescens". AnimalBase. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
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