Leptaxis caldeirarum
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Leptaxis caldeirarum is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.[1]
The status of this species is uncertain.[1]
This species is endemic to Portugal.
This species is in the Red List.[2]
Description
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Distribution
The population of this species is restricted to the Sete Cidades volcanic complex, in the western tip if the São Miguel island in the Azores. This species is very rare and lives around the Sete Cidades crater.[2]
Habitat
Leptaxis caldeirarum lives in secondarily forested areas and native vegetation.
References
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- ↑ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Leptaxis (Leptaxis) caldeirarum (Morelet & Drouët, 1857). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002405 on 2021-04-29
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- Morelet A. & Drouet H. , 1857. Conchologiae Azoricae prodromus novarum specierum diagnoses sistens. Journal de Conchyliologie 6: 148–153
- Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: 16 July 2017