Leptaxis wollastoni
Leptaxis wollastoni is an endangered species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails. This species is endemic to Madeira (Porto Santo and Ilhéu de Fora).
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| Illustration of the shell of Leptaxis wollastoni | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Species: | L. wollastoni |
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| Leptaxis wollastoni Lowe, 1852[2] | |
References
- Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Leptaxis wollastoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T11655A3300335. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T11655A3300335.en.
- Tryon, George Washington; Pilsbry, Henry Augustus; Sharp, B. (1888). Manual of Conchology, Structural and Systemic. IV. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. p. 199.
- Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Leptaxis wollastoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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