Leptaxis nivosa
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| Leptaxis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Helicidae |
| Genus: | Leptaxis |
| Species: | L. nivosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptaxis nivosa Lowe, 1831[1] | |
Leptaxis nivosa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.
Anatomy
These snails create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.
References
- ↑ "AnimalBase - Leptaxis erubescens". AnimalBase. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
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