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]
| Leptaxis nivosa | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptaxis nivosa | |
Anatomy
These snails create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.[3]
References
- "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).
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