Leptaxis caldeirarum is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Hygromiidae |
| Genus: | Leptaxis |
| Species: | L. caldeirarum
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| Leptaxis caldeirarum Morelet & Drouet, 1857
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The status of this species is uncertain.[2]
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 10.4 mm.
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Distribution
editThe population of this species is restricted to the Sete Cidades volcanic complex, in the western tip if the São Miguel island in the Azores. This species is very rare and lives around the Sete Cidades crater.[3]
Habitat
editLeptaxis caldeirarum lives in secondarily forested areas and native vegetation.
References
edit- ^ Frias Martins, A. (2011). "Leptaxis caldeirarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T11656A3300591. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T11656A3300591.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Leptaxis (Leptaxis) caldeirarum (Morelet & Drouët, 1857). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002405 on 2021-04-29
- ^ a b Martins, Frias (2013). "Leptaxis caldeirarum" (PDF). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- Morelet A. & Drouet H. , 1857. Conchologiae Azoricae prodromus novarum specierum diagnoses sistens. Journal de Conchyliologie 6: 148-153
- Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017
External links
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