Leptaxis vetusa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.
| Leptaxis vetusa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Hygromiidae |
| Genus: | Leptaxis |
| Species: | L. vetusa
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptaxis vetusa Morelet & Drouet, 1857
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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