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Leptaxis simia

Scientific classification
Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Mollusca

Class:

Gastropoda

(unranked):

clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra

Superfamily:

Helicoidea

Family:

Helicidae

Genus:

Leptaxis

Species:

L. simia


Binomial name

Leptaxis simia

Leptaxis simia is a species of small air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae.



Subspecies


  • Leptaxis simia simia


  • Leptaxis simia hyaena (R. T. Lowe, 1852)

The subspecies Leptaxis simia hyaena (R. T. Lowe, 1852) endemic to Bugio, Madeira is globally extinct.[1]



Distribution


This species of land snail lives in Madeira, Portugal.



References




  1. ^ Fontaine B., Bouchet P., Van Achterberg K., Alonso-Zarazaga M. A., Araujo R. et al. (2007). "The European union’s 2010 target: Putting rare species in focus." Biological Conservation 139: 167-185. Table 2 on the page 173. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2007.06.012. PDF.









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