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Leptaxis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Helicoidea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Helicidae

Rank
  
Genus

Leptaxis httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Similar
  
Leptaxis erubescens, Caseolus, Canariella, Hemicycla, Marmorana

Leptaxis undata baby eating


Leptaxis is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.

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Species within this genus of snails create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

Leptaxis undata mating


Species

Species within the genus Leptaxis include:

  • Leptaxis bollei (Albers, 1856)
  • Leptaxis caldeirarum
  • Leptaxis erubescens
  • Leptaxis furva
  • Leptaxis nivosa
  • Leptaxis simia
  • Leptaxis terceirana
  • Leptaxis undata
  • Leptaxis vetusa
  • Leptaxis wollastoni
  • References

    Leptaxis Wikipedia