Leptaxis
Leptaxis groviana (Férussac, 1832)
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. 1 2 Leptaxis R. T. Lowe, 1852. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 January 2019.


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