Leptaxis is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the typical snails.[1]

Leptaxis
Leptaxis groviana (Férussac, 1832)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
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

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

Species

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Species within the genus Leptaxis include:

References

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