Biology:Leptaxis wollastoni

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Leptaxis wollastoni
Leptaxis wollastoni conch shell 2.png
Illustration of the shell of Leptaxis wollastoni
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L. wollastoni
Binomial name
Leptaxis wollastoni
Lowe, 1852[2]

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).

References

  1. 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11655/3300335. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Tryon, George Washington; Pilsbry, Henry Augustus; Sharp, B. (1888). Manual of Conchology, Structural and Systemic. IV. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. p. 199. https://books.google.com/books?id=NcoQAAAAIAAJ&q=Leptaxis+wollastoni+-wikipedia&pg=PA289. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3282813 entry