Leptaxis nivosa
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Leptaxis (Katostoma) nivosa shells | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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Species: | L. nivosa
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Leptaxis nivosa |
Leptaxis nivosa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails. It is endemic to Madeira.[2]
Anatomy[edit]
These snails create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "AnimalBase - Leptaxis erubescens". AnimalBase. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- ^ "Leptaxis nivosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1824)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ Koene, Joris M.; Muratov, Igor V. (2004). "Revision of the reproductive morphology of three Leptaxis species (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Hygromiidae) and its implication on dart evolution". Malacologia. 46 (1).