Leptaxis

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

Leptaxis
Leptaxis groviana (FĂ©russac, 1832)
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Leptaxis

Lowe, 1852

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

Species

Species within the genus Leptaxis include:

References

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