Leptaxis caldeirarum
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| Leptaxis caldeirarum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Hygromiidae |
| Genus: | Leptaxis |
| Species: | L. caldeirarum |
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| Leptaxis caldeirarum Morelet & Drouet, 1857 | |
Leptaxis caldeirarum is an endangered species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.[2]
The status of this species is uncertain.[2]
This species is endemic to Portugal.
The length of the shell attains 10.4 mm.
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.[3]
