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Leptaxis simia | |
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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
^ 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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