Leptaxis vetusa

Leptaxis vetusa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.

Leptaxis vetusa
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. vetusa
Binomial name
Leptaxis vetusa
Morelet & Drouet, 1857

This species is endemic to the Azores, Portugal. It was assessed as Critically Endangered in 1996 but is now thought to be extinct. Besides its shell, its anatomy is unknown. The species type locality is the south and southeast slopes of Pico do Facho, Santa Maria Island.[2]

References
  1. Frias-Martin, A. (1996). "Leptaxis vetusa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T11658A3300839. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T11658A3300839.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Callapez, Pedro; Soares, António Ferreira; Marques, Júlio (2003). "Rediscovery of Leptaxis vetusta (Morelet & Drouet, 1857), a subfossil land snail from the Quaternary of Santa Maria (Azores)" (PDF). Ciências da Terra / Earth Sciences Journal. 15: 209–218. Retrieved 9 March 2021.


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